A lot of us are looking at the abyss .Keeping history out of the shredder is heroic.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM Murray McCullough via cctalk < [email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > >
