Halt and Catch Fire (AMC) -- Season 2 Thread of catching all the fire
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Someone gave me a copy of a PC-DOS emulator so I can run PC applications.
Those were the days.
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So, if that IS what they're talking about, then yes, each modem would still need a single channel on the line, but with more data processed on-site and less data moving across those lines, they could speed up the performance. Maybe?
(I'm probably 100% wrong... but that's how I'm interpreting the pages I've been reading...)
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Yea, I had the Atari 520ST he was using. I worked on computers a lot at school (QNX workstations), but it was my first home computer. No hard-drive... first time seeing/using a 3.5" FDD and the graphics and sounds were fantastic. Later on I bought a 300/1200 baud modem for it and went BBSing.
Someone gave me a copy of a PC-DOS emulator so I can run PC applications.
Those were the days.
Someone gave me a copy of a PC-DOS emulator so I can run PC applications.
Those were the days.
Also jumped on the TI-99/4A computer plus the Peripheral Expansion Box when a Sears store in Norther VA had this marked down to some crazy low prices.
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That is her! I was trying to place the face since the 2nd season started as I knew her face was familiar.
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The more I think I can't like this show, they go and top it. The end scene and watching the wheels turning makes me wish next Sunday was here already.
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Wonder if they're depicting a company like Sierra On-Line during the early-mid 1980s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Entertainment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Entertainment
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Agreed. While retooled, this second season has been off to a great start. They're also doing a great job of giving everyone appropriate screentime and storylines.
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I'm really liking this season, as they are definetly setting things up for the 4 main characters to come together again with Joe's new idea. This is the perfect DVR show, as it's not something I have to watch on Sunday night like a Game of Thrones or Mad Men, but something I watch during the week when I have time.
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We caught a glimpse of the Joe from last season at the end of this episode. I am not as enamored with some of the changes as the rest of you but seeing him like that was a positive sign. Joe's perfect new girlfriend is a strangely written character, almost too perfect for someone like Joe. I guess they wanted to move on from his relationship with Cameron.
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I guess we know Joe wants to build CompuServe now. I mean, the real CompuServe was founded in 1969, so it should be "known" to everyone in the show. But that is where CompuServe came from: the son-in-law of an insurance company CEO realized their computers only "worked" from 9-5, and CompuServe came about as a way to make money from those computers after-hours.
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Another great episode tonight. I like that they specifically mentioned CompuServe, again not hiding the fact that we're seeing fictional characters in an otherwise "real" 80's setting. I have a feeling their new game is going to mimic
Bosworth continues to win my heart in every scene he's in.
I have a feeling Donna's going to
but... who knows.
Spoiler:
Bosworth continues to win my heart in every scene he's in.
I have a feeling Donna's going to
Spoiler:
but... who knows.
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Man... the show went to The Colonnade last week and The Highland Tap this week. It's like I'm reliving my 20s in random order! If they go to Masquerade or Mary Mac's next week, I'm gonna freak.
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Finally caught up. The online gaming thing seems really forced - they don't even really take off for another 10 years, so you kinda know they're spinning their wheels until they can monetize chat-rooms somehow.
And while I love the title sequence and it's music, because it's perfect for '80/'81 of the first season, it is totally wrong for this season's 1985.
And while I love the title sequence and it's music, because it's perfect for '80/'81 of the first season, it is totally wrong for this season's 1985.
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That is a crushing health problem to give one of your lead characters in Gordon. Donna seems obsessed with getting Mutiny off the ground when she knows that Cameron is an unreliable person to hitch your wagon to.
I hadn't really thought of that angle with Joe. He ends up dating a billionaire's daughter. I wonder if we'll find out he planned that all along.
I hadn't really thought of that angle with Joe. He ends up dating a billionaire's daughter. I wonder if we'll find out he planned that all along.
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I feel bad for Gordon. My only hope is that... it's mid-80's science, so maybe the doctor is just completely wrong. I didn't really catch what test the Dr. said he did, but he said something about it being fancy new tech. Maybe it's something that bombed?
I understand Cameron's frustration. Everyone's helping, and in doing so, they're taking away from her original vision for Mutiny, along with her power over the group. She's got some growing up to do, sure, but it seems like she's not ready to "run a business."
Boz, again, made me laugh the most.
Donna's mother... wow. Cold-hearted, she is.
I think Joe's intentions were genuine, but now that she's headed back to Austin, we're going to see the Joe from S1 in full-swing.
I'm not as impressed with the music as much, this season. Hopefully we get more of Cameron's 80's punk going on.
I understand Cameron's frustration. Everyone's helping, and in doing so, they're taking away from her original vision for Mutiny, along with her power over the group. She's got some growing up to do, sure, but it seems like she's not ready to "run a business."
Boz, again, made me laugh the most.
Donna's mother... wow. Cold-hearted, she is.
I think Joe's intentions were genuine, but now that she's headed back to Austin, we're going to see the Joe from S1 in full-swing.
I'm not as impressed with the music as much, this season. Hopefully we get more of Cameron's 80's punk going on.
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I think the future for magnetic resonance imaging looks promising
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I think the intro will be outdated if/when the show jumps to 1987 or later.
One anachronism I'm seeing/hearing is the sound of the modems. It sounds like a 14.4 modem sound when connecting (or at least a 9600 baud modem)... and they weren't available in 1985. They were probably using 2400 baud at best.
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Not liking what they are doing with Gordon and his illness at all. Hopefully it's just some bullshit that they find some miraculous "cure" for and move on.