Booting Up Big Tech
Explore Austin’s high-tech origins when innovators and community leaders formed a catalyst that still drives the economy today.
Booting Up Big Tech: Powering Up the Economy
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Texas’ science and technology efforts in the 1980s translate into a tech boom for Austin. (7m 22s)
Booting Up Big Tech: Building Out the Tech Community
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New careers in the emerging high-tech industry have an impact beyond a paycheck (6m 42s)
Booting Up Big Tech: Forging a Technopolis
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Dr. George Kozmetsky inspires what would become Austin’s flourishing startup scene. (8m 39s)
Booting Up Big Tech: Speeding Up Semiconductors
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An unprecedented collaboration brings together the brightest minds in technology. (6m 31s)
Booting Up Big Tech: All for One
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Gov. Mark White pushes Austin to attract a microelectronics and computer R&D consortium. (12m 9s)
Booting Up Big Tech: Building an Industrial Mainframe
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Powerhouses Tracor, IBM and Texas Instruments pave the way for Austin’s high-tech scene. (5m 41s)
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