Danny and Derek welcome back to the pod Margaret O’Mara, historian and author of The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America, to conclude the story tracing Silicon Valley’s rise until the 21st century. The discussion starts in the late 70s/early 80s and covers the rise of biotech and the personal computer, competition from Japan, government interventions like SEMATECH and the High Performance Computing Act of 1991 (HPCA), the dot-com boom (and bust), and more.
IIRC December 1991 is also when Nevermind hits #1
In retrospect that moment was more of a interregnum than a future
Eagerly awaiting Ep 4.
...That's all we have. Check out the book!
Used my monthly B&N audiobook credit. Just wish O'Mara was reading it.
You guys stuck the landing. Great series.