"Pirates of Silicon Valley" Film Questionaire As you watch the film, look for answers to the following questions. It's OK if you miss one or two, but please try to answer as many as possible. This worksheet, along with the essay response to the last question, is due On Monday 2/28. 1. Who originally owned the rights to the computer Steve Wosiak made, and why did they not take advantage of it? 2. What was the first computer that Bill Gates and Paul Allen tried to write software for? What did they write? 3. Which company made the first large investment in Apple Computer? 4. Did Microsoft invent the Disk Operating System? Briefly explain the deal Microsoft made with IBM concerning DOS. 5. Who invented the first mouse-driven graphical user interface? 6. What was the name of the first computer made by Apple that had a graphical interface? (Hint: it's not the Macintosh) 7. Explain how and why did Steve Jobs leave Apple Computer. 8. The film portrayed the "pirates of silicon valley" as half-hero, half-villain. In one or two pages, give your thoughts as to how they should be categorized. Relate your response to how they've impacted our economy and our way of life. How would you compare them to pioneering capitalists of the past, such as Andrew Carnegie and Henry Ford? (Make sure you type the essay with a word processor!)