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Re: 8-Bit Generation Documentary

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Post by ZoeB » Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 2:20 PM UTC

barbs wrote: post #20

ZoeB wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thank you!

Hey! I love your music! Don't suppose you have any idea what's going on with this doco?

Thanks! I'm afraid I don't really know much more than anyone else here. I could tell you anything you'd like to know about the soundtrack itself, but as far as the rest of the film goes, I pretty much have just the trailers and archive of the website to go on, the same as everyone else. Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

Re: 8-Bit Generation Documentary

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Post by _delirium » Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 2:25 PM UTC

wbhart wrote: post #15

Restricted access to this site by the uk porn filters. Is there something dodgy about it (before I make a telephone call to confirm I am over 18).

It's a legit site, and the linked post isn't dodgy at all. I'm guessing the domain is on the filter list because textfiles.com hosts an archive of all sorts of old BBS textfiles, some of which are probably erotic fiction (it's a gigantic archive that includes a bit of nearly anything).

Re: 8-Bit Generation Documentary

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Post by harel » Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 2:26 PM UTC

Woz: "What about Apple Records"

Jobs: "They are a record company, we are a computer company"

Woz: "That all it takes?"

Jobs: "Yeah"

Someone should take a Delorean to 88, and play that bit to Steve a few years back... I think he forgot.

Re: 8-Bit Generation Documentary

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Post by highwind » Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 2:30 PM UTC

harel wrote: post #23

Woz: "What about Apple Records" Jobs: "They are a record company, we are a computer company" Woz: "That all it takes?" Jobs: "Yeah" Someone should take a Delorean to 88, and play that bit to Steve a few years back... I think he forgot.

We'd first need to somehow revive him before we can take him on a Delorean ride.

Re: 8-Bit Generation Documentary

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Post by hnal943 » Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 3:29 PM UTC

highwind wrote: post #24

harel wrote: post #23

Woz: "What about Apple Records" Jobs: "They are a record company, we are a computer company" Woz: "That all it takes?" Jobs: "Yeah" Someone should take a Delorean to 88, and play that bit to Steve a few years back... I think he forgot.

We'd first need to somehow revive him before we can take him on a Delorean ride.

I don't think anyone suggested taking him along, but even so you could take make pitstop in 2009 and pick him up if need be.

Re: 8-Bit Generation Documentary

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Post by elmarks » Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 4:24 PM UTC

Anyone interested in the early days of personal computers should check out Triumph of the Nerds. It's many of the same people but interviewed 16 years ago. Awesome stuff.

First Episode on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFL9IyJ_qHk

Wikipedia Page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_of_the_Nerds

Re: 8-Bit Generation Documentary

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Post by jeffool » Tue, Dec 11, 2012, 5:58 PM UTC

ck2 wrote: post #19

They only finished making the first episode of six hours and there were a dozen hours filmed/planned? First episode is called "Insert Coin" It's the premiere of the first episode (the only one which is complete up to now) 45 min Shown Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 8pm So they never finished it. Maybe ran out of money to produce it? Definitely out of time by Feb 2012 World Premiere: Screening of the first episode "Insert…

I'm fairly certain the director has a LinkedIn profile that's updated. (There are a few with the same name that aren't.) There's also a Twitter account with that name, but it's been inactive for about a year. Any "web sleuth" with a Linked In paid membership could toss him an email if they were so inclined.

I've asked two people on Twitter if they were the writers listed on the Facebook ad. One Lorenzo Faggi replied no. Others with that name are rather inactive. I'm still waiting on the presumed Tomaso Walliser to answer.

I'd love to know just how many were done, what became of them, and if they're no longer interested in pursuing the project, if they would post the footage they did film for the public to tinker with.

Re: 8-Bit Generation Documentary

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Post by s_husso » Thu, Dec 13, 2012, 12:41 PM UTC

owlmusic wrote: post #8

As mentioned in the article, the music is well worth checking out for this documentary ( http://zoeblade.bandcamp.com/album/8-bit-generation ). Lets hope a completed film gets released.

I get the same feeling listening to this as the tron-legacy ost by Daft Punk. Would label the album genre as 'epic coding music' ;)