Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-26 Thread Chris Hanson
HBO’s “Silicon Valley” has a number of Silicon Valley-area advisors actively helping to ensure they get these details right. -- Chris > On Aug 24, 2016, at 8:17 PM, Tony Aiuto wrote: > > Taking this forward 30+ years, Silicon Valley is a period drama that gets > significant details spot-on r

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread Chris Elmquist
Did they really just say "Tandy Shandy"??!! If that wasn't a thing then, I'm guessing it will be now 😋 -- Chris Elmquist

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread Tony Aiuto
Taking this forward 30+ years, Silicon Valley is a period drama that gets significant details spot-on right - both in the gross generalizations that are network TV and in the nuances targeted to the cognoscenti. I work with several people who could be the template for Gilfoil. There was recently a

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread Fred Cisin
Who said anything about it being a documentary? It's a period drama largely based on the kinds of flamboyant personalities that pioneered much of the personal computer industry. While retro computers are in the show, I don't view it as being about the retro computers themselves. On Wed, 24

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread Geoffrey Oltmans
On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 11:59 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > >> Who said anything about it being a documentary? It's a period drama > largely > based on the kinds of flamboyant personalities that pioneered much of the > personal computer industry. While retro computers are in the show, I don't >

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
On 8/24/2016 11:52 AM, Geoff Oltmans wrote: On Aug 24, 2016, at 11:06 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: I don't think it's the retro computers that are the subject, but rather, the pioneering efforts and often flamboyant personalities involved. - John Here I was thinking it was a period drama ra

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread Geoff Oltmans
> On Aug 24, 2016, at 11:06 AM, j...@cimmeri.com wrote: > > I don't think it's the retro computers that are the subject, but rather, > the pioneering efforts and often flamboyant personalities involved. > > - John > Here I was thinking it was a period drama rather than a documentary!

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread j...@cimmeri.com
On 8/24/2016 10:50 AM, et...@757.org wrote: Cool. I supplied all of the magazines (1986) covers for this season. Look on the office tables, etc. I have these available (images not the actual mags) if anyone else wants them. Let me know privately. Bill Awesome I just did some rese

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread ethan
Cool. I supplied all of the magazines (1986) covers for this season. Look on the office tables, etc. I have these available (images not the actual mags) if anyone else wants them. Let me know privately. Bill Awesome I just did some research and I guess the Amiga was coming out at the ti

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread Fred Cisin
Halt and Catch Fire Tonight Halt and Catch Fire Tonight premiere of season showing episode 1 and 2 both! thx - Ed# On Wed, 24 Aug 2016, et...@757.org wrote: The tech timeline is so off :-( Mr. Robot is doing a better job of getting tech facts done well. Really? In 1981, instead of buying

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread william degnan
Cool. I supplied all of the magazines (1986) covers for this season. Look on the office tables, etc. I have these available (images not the actual mags) if anyone else wants them. Let me know privately. Bill On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 10:45 AM, wrote: > Halt and Catch Fire Tonight >>

Re: Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-24 Thread ethan
Halt and Catch Fire Tonight Halt and Catch Fire Tonight premiere of season showing episode 1 and 2 both! thx - Ed# The tech timeline is so off :-( Mr. Robot is doing a better job of getting tech facts done well. -- Ethan O'Toole

Halt and Catch Fire Tonight

2016-08-23 Thread COURYHOUSE
Halt and Catch Fire Tonight Halt and Catch Fire Tonight premiere of season showing episode 1 and 2 both! thx - Ed#