Title: NeXT Cube on Halt and Catch Fire
Post by: Rob Blessin Black Hole on October 12, 2016, 12:38:25 AM
Post by: Rob Blessin Black Hole on October 12, 2016, 12:38:25 AM
Hello NeXT Community: I enjoy watching the Halt and Catch Fire show on AMC regularly and tonight's episode the was season finally . I was very pleasantly surprised as it was titled NeXT. It features the actors discussing the foundation of the WWW and even better yet using a NeXT Cube for their latest start up venture and on going developer work on set. If you haven't watched the series and you are into vintage computing, check it out it's very cool ! Best regards Rob :P Fitting as NeXT was launched October 12, 1988
Title: NeXT Cube on Halt and Catch Fire
Post by: mikeboss on October 12, 2016, 01:55:30 AM
Post by: mikeboss on October 12, 2016, 01:55:30 AM
thnx for the hint! interesting: they have what appears to be an N4000A COLOR ;-)
Title: NeXT Cube on Halt and Catch Fire
Post by: Rob Blessin Black Hole on October 12, 2016, 02:59:12 AM
Post by: Rob Blessin Black Hole on October 12, 2016, 02:59:12 AM
I think it is probably the same style set up I sold Universal for the Steve Jobs movie, they gutted the monitor and hooked it up to a mac pro laptop as they had to match the frame rate so it wouldn't appear to flicker and for it to be brighter... here is a photo from the set 
Title: NeXT Cube on Halt and Catch Fire
Post by: nextchef on October 12, 2016, 11:37:59 AM
Post by: nextchef on October 12, 2016, 11:37:59 AM
Saw that last night and was wondering myself about the monitor, as the resolution did not look quite right. If this is the direction for the next season, I am curious if black hardware will have a larger role, or at least be seen more.
Wonder if we will see a spike in black hardware interest because of this?
Wonder if we will see a spike in black hardware interest because of this?
Title: NeXT Cube on Halt and Catch Fire
Post by: pentium on October 13, 2016, 12:17:27 AM
Post by: pentium on October 13, 2016, 12:17:27 AM
I forsee more hipsters briefly taking an interest but otherwise it's just gonna be a tech flash. The show's garbage anyways.
Title: NeXT Cube on Halt and Catch Fire
Post by: nextchef on October 13, 2016, 03:03:02 PM
Post by: nextchef on October 13, 2016, 03:03:02 PM
Quote from: "pentium"I forsee more hipsters briefly taking an interest but otherwise it's just gonna be a tech flash. The show's garbage anyways.
I will happily take hipster money if they want to buy black hardware from me. :D
The show has kind of gone off the rails, especially this last season. I enjoyed the first season and the issues around building "The Giant" from a hardware perspective. The show is now all about the interpersonal relationships with a light pseudo-tech decoration. I still watch it for the little nuggets of gold, especially when they dramatize issues that I can remember well or was indirectly involved in.
Title: NeXT Cube on Halt and Catch Fire
Post by: cubist on October 13, 2016, 10:48:05 PM
Post by: cubist on October 13, 2016, 10:48:05 PM
I keep waiting for Joe to bake some pies...