Hyperland

September. 21,1990      
Rating:
7.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This made-for-TV documentary introduces the layperson to concepts and technologies that were emerging in computer interface design in the late 1980s and early 1990s: hypertext, multimedia, virtual assistants, interactive video, 3D animation, and virtual reality.

Tom Baker as  Tom
Douglas Adams as  Self
James Watson as  Self (archive footage)

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