If I can recall properly I met Robert at a conference in Silicon Valley over 20 years ago. He had some prints for sale but I didn't purchase one to my dismay now. May the Compute Gods ensure his peaceful rest. With great regards, Murray 🙂
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 11:22 AM Ethan Dicks via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM Christian Liendo via cctalk > <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://tinney.net/in-memoriam > > > > Robert Frank Tinney, of Washington, Louisiana, passed away peacefully > > at River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center on February 1st, 2026, > > at the age of 78. > > > > ...After graduating, and after a tour of service during > > the Vietnam War, Robert began a career that would see his artwork don > > the covers and pages of some of the most well-known computing > > publications in the world, most notably BYTE Magazine. Due to his > > signature artistic style, the name Robert Tinney soon became > > synonymous with the rapidly-growing world of computing technology, and > > remains so to this day. > > I'm bringing "It Came from Byte" to VCF East - projects, programs, > hardware, and cover art from the first 10 years of Byte. His works > will have a central presence. > > -ethan >
