Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
All about the late 70s-80s home computer craze, corporate competition, etc.
Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
All about the late 70s-80s home computer craze, corporate competition,
etc.
I started to watch it a copule years ago but didn't continue. Maybe I should pick it up again and
watch the rest.
Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
All about the late 70s-80s home computer craze, corporate competition, etc.
They mention the TI, Commodore, there's awesome stuff in the backgrounds, the chick that writes the bios is the blonde version of Angelina Jolie from Hackers, etc.
Of course some of it is total BS, but its right up my alley having had my first PC (A TI-99/4(A)) in 1982. The main character is a hardware guy at heart and his wife works at TI.
Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
All about the late 70s-80s home computer craze, corporate competition, etc.
They mention the TI, Commodore, there's awesome stuff in the backgrounds, the chick that writes the bios is the blonde version of Angelina Jolie from Hackers, etc.
Of course some of it is total BS, but its right up my alley having had my first PC (A TI-99/4(A)) in 1982. The main character is a hardware guy at heart and his wife works at TI.
Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
All about the late 70s-80s home computer craze, corporate competition, etc.
Of course some of it is total BS, but its right up my alley having had my firs
PC (A TI-99/4(A)) in 1982. The main character is a hardware guy at heart and his wife works at TI.
Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
All about the late 70s-80s home computer craze, corporate competition, etc.
They mention the TI, Commodore, there's awesome stuff in the backgrounds, th chick that writes the bios is the blonde version of Angelina Jolie from Hackers, etc.
Of course some of it is total BS, but its right up my alley having had my fi PC (A TI-99/4(A)) in 1982. The main character is a hardware guy at heart an his wife works at TI.
give it a look
Thanks,
Zombie Mambo
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Re: Halt and Catch Fire - Netflix
By: Zombie Mambo to All on Thu Jan 07 2021 08:18 am
Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
All about the late 70s-80s home computer craze, corporate competition, etc.
I started to watch it a copule years ago but didn't continue. Maybe I shoul
Nightfox
Hello Zombie!
** On Thursday 07.01.21 - 08:18, Zombie Mambo wrote to All:
Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
All about the late 70s-80s home computer craze, corporate competition, etc.
I've watched most of it when someone in the echos mentioned it. I
still have the last season to finish. Not sure when I will do
that.
They mention the TI, Commodore, there's awesome stuff in the background the chick that writes the bios is the blonde version of Angelina Jolie from Hackers, etc.
I don't see the AJ resemblance, but the actress is well cast.
All the characters start to grow on you as the series proceeds.
Of course some of it is total BS, but its right up my alley having had first PC (A TI-99/4(A)) in 1982. The main character is a hardware guy heart and his wife works at TI.
They introduce a small bit of techonology talk, but most of it is
about the relationships and how their decisions (or indecisions)
lead to different consequences.
I liked the references to the various tech (especially the
frantic solution to recover data from the demagnetized discs),
the way the engineers realize that they can "fold over" the pcb
boards designs, the hardware talk about the latency in the games
over dialup, etc.
think) is all around BBS and pre-internet online.Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
I was the same way. I watched the first 10 minutes where they bang in the closet or whatever and I said, this is dumb. But then I watched more and it
Yup, a lot of it is BS, but surprisingly, a lot of it is accurate. And just hearing a reference to "PETSCII" on mainstream TV gave me a thrill!
Who was banging in the closet? I remember the PC stuff but not "banging in the >closet?" Maybe because I didn't feel she was that good looking and too skinny.
;-)
I was the same way. I watched the first 10 minutes where they bang in
the closet or whatever and I said, this is dumb. But then I watched
more and it
Who was banging in the closet? I remember the PC stuff but not "banging in the closet?" Maybe because I didn't feel she was that good looking and too skinny. ;-)
Dumas Walker wrote to ZOMBIE MAMBO <=-
I enjoyed watching them try to come up with the next big thing,
especially when the later seasons sort of got into the period where I first started out in the IT workforce (early 1990's).
Moondog wrote to Nightfox <=-
It's worth the time getting abosrbed in the characters and their dysfunctional relationships.
Moondog wrote to Ogg <=-
The last season buttons it up well. Some of the characters realize
what they were chasing all these years after all.
in the closet?" Maybe because I didn't feel she was that good looking
and too skinny. ;-)
I think it was in the very first episode. The former IBM guy and the gamer girl.
Let's lobby Neflix for a miniseries season 5, after they've all gone their own ways and come back, like Tales of the City. Have Joe come up with a bitcoin play and get the band back together.
I like that actress, but I like Kerry Bishe (who plays Donna Clark) better.
in the closet?" Maybe because I didn't feel she was that good looking and too skinny. ;-)
I think it was in the very first episode. The former IBM guy and the gamer
girl.
Oh, I know the characters. I just don't remember the closet. ;-)
Re: Halt and Catch Fire - Netflix
By: Digital Man to Zombie Mambo on Fri Jan 08 2021 01:56 pm
Yup, a lot of it is BS, but surprisingly, a lot of it is accurate. And just hearing a reference to "PETSCII" on mainstream TV gave me a thrill!
:) I'm a little surprised how much they get wrong in tech shows & movies.
Oh, I know the characters. I just don't remember the closet. ;-)
It may have been in the basement or a store room. :)
Re: Halt and Catch Fire - Netflix
By: Bob Roberts to Nightfox on Thu Jan 07 2021 10:30 pm
think) is all around BBS and pre-internet online.Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
I was the same way. I watched the first 10 minutes where they bang in th closet or whatever and I said, this is dumb. But then I watched more and
Who was banging in the closet? I remember the PC stuff but not "banging in
Re: Halt and Catch Fire - Netflix
By: Nightfox to Digital Man on Sat Jan 09 2021 10:20 am
Re: Halt and Catch Fire - Netflix
By: Digital Man to Zombie Mambo on Fri Jan 08 2021 01:56 pm
Yup, a lot of it is BS, but surprisingly, a lot of it is accurate. A just hearing a reference to "PETSCII" on mainstream TV gave me a thrill!
:) I'm a little surprised how much they get wrong in tech shows & movies.
I guess I expect so little of Hollywood now, I'm impressed when they get *an
It was kind of bizzare in HACF how they could get some obscure technical det lts reviewing the scripts or the dailies or they used different writers for --
digital man
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they totally left out the fact that Steve Jobs was hired to
develop a game for Atari and had Steve Wozniak help him, and
then lied to Steve Wozniak about how much he was paid so
that he could give Steve Wozniak only a small amount of the
pay. Later, the movie "Jobs" (with Ashton Kutcher) had
that.
It was kind of bizzare in HACF how they could get some
obscure technical details pretty correct (*way* better than
average) but then fail so badly on something as simple and
as common as an HTTP URL.
they totally left out the fact that Steve Jobs was hired to
develop a game for Atari and had Steve Wozniak help him, and
then lied to Steve Wozniak about how much he was paid so
that he could give Steve Wozniak only a small amount of the
pay. Later, the movie "Jobs" (with Ashton Kutcher) had
that.
SW could probably figure out that SJ was going to keep the
majority of the contract dollars and that SJ would never mention
the true payout. SW was a true hardware geek and didn't care
so much about the $'s if felt that he could help a friend.
Hello Digital!
** On Sunday 10.01.21 - 23:14, Digital Man wrote to Nightfox:
It was kind of bizzare in HACF how they could get some
obscure technical details pretty correct (*way* better than
average) but then fail so badly on something as simple and
as common as an HTTP URL.
When was the URL scene? I haven't seen the last season - is it
there?
majority of the contract dollars and that SJ would never mention
the true payout. SW was a true hardware geek and didn't care
so much about the $'s if felt that he could help a friend.
I'm not quite sure that's the case. I read somewhere that when SW found out SJ lied about the actual payout, their friendship wasn't quite the same after that.
Yeah, when Joe is collecting web site addresses and gets one from some guy at a
party, they totally botch it.
Yeah, when Joe is collecting web site addresses and gets one from some guy at a
party, they totally botch it.
I always figured since it was (1) at a party and (2) given verbally, it is likely whoever was giving it couldn't remember it correctly! Some of those urls in the day seemed longer than now... always a www.somewhere.com/something/maybesomethingelse instead of just synchro.net.
Dumas Walker wrote to DIGITAL MAN <=-
I always figured since it was (1) at a party and (2) given verbally, it
is likely whoever was giving it couldn't remember it correctly! Some
of those urls in the day seemed longer than now... always a www.somewhere.com/something/maybesomethingelse instead of just synchro.net.
Of course some of it is total BS, but its right up my alley having had my first PC (A TI-99/4(A)) in 1982. The main character is a hardware guy at heart and his wife works at TI.
I guess I expect so little of Hollywood now, I'm impressed when they get *anything* technically correct in a movie or TV show! :-)
URLs and other resource identifiers make nice easter eggs for fans. Mr. Robot, if I'm not mistaken, had a couple of URLs that resolved to web sites they set up for the show, and I'm pretty sure they used a real telephone number that went to show information.
Re: Halt and Catch Fire - Netflix
By: Zombie Mambo to All on Thu Jan 07 2021 08:18 am
Of course some of it is total BS, but its right up my alley having had my first PC (A TI-99/4(A)) in 1982. The main character is a hardware guy at heart and his wife works at TI.
It's great when they pull a disk out of one type of machine and then load it right up on a totally different platform. Yeah! That's how computers work alright.
Or think for ONE SECOND that anyone could ever create a better computer than the TI-99/4(a) ... Oh the Amiga and C64 made a valiant effort, but we all know TI was the best... Complete with built in coffee warmer...
Re: Halt and Catch Fire - Netflix
By: Zombie Mambo to Phigan on Tue Jan 19 2021 12:04 pm
Or think for ONE SECOND that anyone could ever create a better computer t the TI-99/4(a) ... Oh the Amiga and C64 made a valiant effort, but we all know TI was the best... Complete with built in coffee warmer...
Hey, I had one of those warmers. The 99/4a was my first computer when I was
Dream Master
me too when i was 12... 1982.
Still have it with disk drive, periphreal expansion (with 32k mem, rs232 and disk controller card, of course), hayes 300 smartmodem, sketch pad, tape drive, and various carts... Although the PEB took a sh*t on me and I think burned everything in it...
I also have a working Vic-20, trs80 coco, coco II, and model 100 portable, and a time sinclair 1000 that seems DOA now... What fun it is to pull em out, hook em up, and make my kids play games like Parsec, Tunnels of Doom, Hunt the Wumpus, Mega Bug, and others.
me too when i was 12... 1982.
I got mine when I was 11 or 12 in 1981 or 82. :)
You definitely have some history there. I loved Parsec and Munchman. Tunne of Doom was fun to play. Okay, now you're making me want to go find my emulators. :)
The greatest thing the 2000s gave the world was emulators in my book. Such fun. Go Get em, slugger! And be sure to play MicroSurgeon and Demon Attack!
Since I never had a Playstation, one thing I did was to buy a couple of Playstation controllers (with analog sticks) and a couple of Playstation USB adapters so I could use them with my PC. I used those for a lot of emulators. And although I did have an actual Nintendo 64 in the 90s, I played Super Mario 64 on my PC later with an emulator - and I thought it was funny doing so with a Playstation controller.
The greatest event that happened to me was when I bought my Switch and discovered the Nintendo arcade. Basically, legacy NES and SNES titles that can be played as if you still had the console. I've played Zelda, Metroid, and so many others and the nostalgia is amazing!
I'm referring to the scene in Season 4 Episode 1 (I
refreshed my memory on Netflix) where Joe is reading from a
notepad where he has written down a web address given to
him by the "bonsai guy" at the party and he says "So I've
got http slash slash whatever.edu slash whatever dot html".
This is supposed to be a tech mogul that is indexing (by
hand) the web, and he doesn't yet know that he needs a
colon after the "scheme" in a URL?
That scene juxtaposed with some of the other scenes where
they get very technical details (way more detailed than a
correct web address) absolutely correct, indicates that
there were either different writers involved at different
times or they (sometimes) had technical consultant input.
Or maybe they just didn't want their star saying "colon
slash slash" on TV. <shrug> :-) --
The greatest event that happened to me was when I bought my Switch and discovered the Nintendo arcade. Basically, legacy NES and SNES titles that can be played as if you still had the console. I've played Zelda, Metroid, and so many others and the nostalgia is amazing!
I'm referring to the scene in Season 4 Episode 1 (I
refreshed my memory on Netflix) where Joe is reading from a
notepad where he has written down a web address given to
him by the "bonsai guy" at the party and he says "So I've
got http slash slash whatever.edu slash whatever dot html".
This is supposed to be a tech mogul that is indexing (by
hand) the web, and he doesn't yet know that he needs a
colon after the "scheme" in a URL?
Just saw the episode. You are totally right. They skipped the
"colon". If I were the writer, I would have skipped the "http"
and "slash slash" parts and just have the actors cite the
relevant text parts. But I don't find the missing ":" a botch-
up. It's probably more like you say below, that they didn't
think they wanted the actors to say "colon". Maybe they
couldn't stop laughing while filming those scenes with the colon
said repeatedly.
Just saw the episode. You are totally right. They skipped the
"colon". If I were the writer, I would have skipped the "http"
and "slash slash" parts and just have the actors cite the
relevant text parts. ...
I often used to hear people say only 2 Ws instead of 3 (such as "W W dot google dot come). I'm not sure why people would only say 2.
One of my pet peeves is when people get slashes backwards, confusing / and \. I've heard people refer to \ as a slash (or forward slash) and / as a backslash. I've seen people enter URLs into the browser with \ instead of /, and I've heard ads on the radio & TV where someone is giving a URL and they say "backslash".. I always think, no, web URLs don't use
backslashes, they use forward slashes.
I often used to hear people say only 2 Ws instead of 3 (such as "W W dot
google dot come). I'm not sure why people would only say 2.
I always hear people say 3 W's.
But I warmed up to "dub dub dub". Not sure where I heard
someone use that first.
One of my pet peeves is when people get slashes backwards, confusing
/ and \. I've heard people refer to \ as a slash (or forward slash)
and / as a backslash. I've seen people enter URLs into the browser
with \ instead of /, and I've heard ads on the radio & TV where
someone is giving a URL and they say "backslash".. I always think,
no, web URLs don't use backslashes, they use forward slashes.
I think today's browsers don't care about \ or /. They seem to auto-correct. Infact, most browsers don't care about "http://"
at all. But early in the game it seemed to be a problem, for
sure. Today, even when someone DOES need to mention a / to
direct a visitor to subpage, they just say "slash". That's a
fine compromise.
Hello Digital!
** On Friday 15.01.21 - 19:37, Digital Man wrote to Dumas Walker:
I'm referring to the scene in Season 4 Episode 1 (I
refreshed my memory on Netflix) where Joe is reading from a
notepad where he has written down a web address given to
him by the "bonsai guy" at the party and he says "So I've
got http slash slash whatever.edu slash whatever dot html".
This is supposed to be a tech mogul that is indexing (by
hand) the web, and he doesn't yet know that he needs a
colon after the "scheme" in a URL?
Just saw the episode. You are totally right. They skipped the
"colon". If I were the writer, I would have skipped the "http"
and "slash slash" parts and just have the actors cite the
relevant text parts. But I don't find the missing ":" a botch-
up. It's probably more like you say below, that they didn't
think they wanted the actors to say "colon". Maybe they
couldn't stop laughing while filming those scenes with the colon
said repeatedly.
That scene juxtaposed with some of the other scenes where
they get very technical details (way more detailed than a
correct web address) absolutely correct, indicates that
there were either different writers involved at different
times or they (sometimes) had technical consultant input.
Or maybe they just didn't want their star saying "colon
slash slash" on TV. <shrug> :-) --
Did any of the closeup shots show the full and proper "http://"
parts on the post-it notes? I wasn't thinking of looking for
that at the time.
The whole idea of this brilliant man Joe indexing the web by
hand on post-it notes (for 3 years) seems absurd. Couldn't they
imagine that a spreadsheet or a database would have been more
realistic?
Even I started using a database in the early 90's as I started
to catalog my LP and CD collection. I used Alpha. It had a
really easy way to build forms using WYSIWYG.
Another thing that isn't really clear in that episode.. what
exactly is "the doorway" that their new company is grounded on?
Is it simply an ISP company?
Moondog wrote to Ogg <=-
The reason for the post it board was to show how small the web first
was, and how fast it took off. It's done for impact value to show it could've been done.
One of the themes of the series is evolution, and their way of making money involved finding "the next big thing."
The whole idea of this brilliant man Joe indexing the web by
hand on post-it notes (for 3 years) seems absurd. Couldn't
they imagine that a spreadsheet or a database would have
been more realistic?
Even I started using a database in the early 90's as I
started to catalog my LP and CD collection. I used Alpha.
It had a really easy way to build forms using WYSIWYG.
Another thing that isn't really clear in that episode..
what exactly is "the doorway" that their new company is
grounded on? Is it simply an ISP company?
The reason for the post it board was to show how small the
web first was, and how fast it took off. It's done for
impact value to show it could've been done.
IIRC their was doorway was an ISP and a high speed backbone.
The telcos were dropping them first in exchange for their
own high speed data services.
One of the themes of the series is evolution, and their way
of making money involved finding "the next big thing."
Moondog wrote to Ogg <=-
The reason for the post it board was to show how small the web first
was, and how fast it took off. It's done for impact value to show
it could've been done.
I remember an email list that had a weekly email showing all of the new web sites that week. :)
Re: Halt and Catch Fire - Netflix
By: Nightfox to Zombie Mambo on
Has anyone watched Halt and Catch Fire Yet?
I'm hooked.
All about the late 70s-80s home computer craze, corporate competition,
etc.
The first few episodes are rough. But it gets better -- a lot better. It really is a great series both in acting and story, but also all the fun easter eggs about retro technology and silicon valley back in the day. In Season 2 (I think) is all around BBS and pre-internet online.
I don't see the AJ resemblance, but the actress is well cast.
All the characters start to grow on you as the series proceeds.
Me nither, but I was bugged for a long time with that actress, because
I know I saw her somewhere, but I couldn't remember where. It turns
out that her name is Mackenzie Davis, and it looked familiar to me
because she stars in 'Blade Runner 2049'.
she also played in 'The Martian' which may be better known
by some than the blade runner stuff...
Re: Halt and Catch Fire - Netflix
By: Pferor to Ogg on Wed Feb 24 2021 05:06:59
Me nither, but I was bugged for a long time with that actress, because
I know I saw her somewhere, but I couldn't remember where. It turns
out that her name is Mackenzie Davis, and it looked familiar to me because she stars in 'Blade Runner 2049'.
she also played in 'The Martian' which may be better known by some than the blade runner stuff...
Digital Man wrote to Rampage <=-
I just watched 'The Martian' again a couple of days ago and was happy
to see (and no recognize Cameron) in it. They also use the word "sysop"
as a verb in that movie!
My wife and I both bought potatoes when we went shopping separately, and my first thought was that we'd make it to Sol 549 now.
I need to watch The Martian less often.
And buy more ketchup.
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