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Season 1
10 Episodes2014
In 1983, personal computing was anyone's game. Navigating the thin line between visionary and fraud, genius and delusion, an unlikely trio - a visionary, an engineer, and a prodigy - take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world as they know it. The battle for CTRL begins.
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Episodes (10)

Ep 1
I/O
★7.5
2014-06-01•48m
The Texan company Cardiff Electronics gets a new employee from New York. He's apparently working for IBM, but after the he gets the new job it gets clear that he has a hidden agenda, and is not exactly what he claims to be.

Ep 2
FUD
★7.7
2014-06-08•43m
After surviving a visit from IBM, Joe's team must overcome internal differences and begin the technical feat of building the new machine.

Ep 3
High Plains Hardware
★6.8
2014-06-15•43m
Gordon and Cameron struggle to make Joe's vision a reality; Joe and Bosworth seek the funds to make the new machine.

Ep 4
Close to the Metal
★7.8
2014-06-22•43m
As Cameron nears completion of the BIOS, a crisis threatens the project's future and requires all hands on deck to save the machine.

Ep 5
Adventure
★7.6
2014-06-29•43m
Cameron bristles under a new manager as Joe and Gordon attempt to procure a key piece of new technology for the computer.

Ep 6
Landfall
★6.8
2014-07-06•43m
A breakthrough by Cameron places her at odds with Gordon, leaving Joe to make a tough decision. Meanwhile, Hurricane Alicia spurs some personal revelations.

Ep 7
Giant
★7.6
2014-07-13•43m
A visitor from Joe's past threatens his newfound connection with Cameron. Meanwhile, with Donna out of town, the toll of Gordon's work catches up with him.

Ep 8
The 214s
★8.6
2014-07-20•43m
Scandal hits Cardiff Electric as the team finalizes preparations for COMDEX. Meanwhile, Bosworth makes a sacrifice for the good of the PC program.

Ep 9
Up Helly Aa
★8.8
2014-07-27•43m
Unforeseen opponents and new complications threaten to derail the Cardiff Electric team's work at COMDEX.

Ep 10
1984
★7.8
2014-08-03•43m
Gordon and Joe prepare to transport the Giant. A suspicious defect causes a rift in the partnership.