“Welcome to Macintosh” documentary to air on CNBC on January 4th, 2010

“Welcome to Macintosh” documentary to air on CNBC on January 4th, 2010

You might have missed Welcome to Macintosh when it debuted at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco earlier this year, and you may have chosen to save $15 by not picking it up on iTunes, but no need to fret : the indie documentary that intimately examines the history of Apple will be airing next Monday.

The documentary, which features interviews from Andry Hertzfeld, Guy Kawasaki, Jim Reekes and Ron Wayne, will air on CNBC on January 4th, 2010 at 9:30PM ET. Woz isn’t in it, but he liked it, describing it as “on the mark” and the best indepent film regarding Apple that he has seen. He also said how much he appreciated how “unbelievable” it was to see people “say that great of things about me.”

Ars Technica also liked Welcome to Macintosh: “”If you liked Pirates of Silicon Valley or read Revolution in the Valley, then this film is for you.”

So gentlemen, set your Tivos, then let me know if it’s worth the rent: we don’t exactly get CNBC over here in Germany.

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[via TUAW, image via Thomas Marban]

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  • Carlos Eduardo

    It’s available on SnagFilms for free: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/welcome_to_macintosh/

  • http://appsfire.com Ouriel Ohayon

    What is even better is the TV show, still from CNBC on apps http://blog.appsfire.com/no-kidding-a-tv-on-apps-brought-to-you-by-cnb

  • Tommy

    So the iTunes store is simply called the “app” store now? ;)

  • John Brownlee

    Good catch! Thanks, Tommy. Fixed.

  • Barry Wood

    It’s also available on Netflix on DVD and streaming.

  • Alex

    My first thought while watching this movie was if they had used leftover footage from Macheads (another mediocre macumentary ) but sadly it was just some of the same people telling the same boring stories. I kept watching hoping it would get better it never did .