RobertB Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 As of today, the Kickstarter for the video has garnered almost 65% of its goal. With 24 days to go, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) We got it, it's nearing its goal, wanna see you that enthusiastic next time for an A8 kickstarter. Actually, the Apple ll had an excellent docu, Triumph of the Nerds, it showed the A][ being the most important kickstarter of the computing industry. Edited September 2, 2015 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 And this should've been posted in the Commodore 8 bit section anyway, that's what it's for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 I like the array of dignitaries they've got on it, a few that you don't see on the rash of 8-bit docs that have been done. Frankly any doc without Nolan Bushnell is immediately interesting to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 In his blog, the ever forceful and opinionated Jason Scott has given his approval of the project. Go to http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/4788 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Goal achieved and surpassed!! Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 @high voltage: I'm sure if you donate him another $500, he might make some non-Commodore video episode available as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 a non-Commodore video would be costing millions, if not more..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 As updated on their Kickstarter page, "...the documentary will be ready for end of January/first week of February." Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudeslife Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 And this should've been posted in the Commodore 8 bit section anyway, that's what it's for. your butthurt in this thread really gave me joy.. I will miss it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Why? The world needs to know about Commodore. It's the most-neglected topic in all of 8-bit-dom (with the possible exception of the NES). Pretty much all the kids I know only know about computers from the 80s being PCs, Apples and Macs, and of video games being Atari 2600 and NES. Being from a TI and Amiga world, I think we could use a few more strong-headed Commodore and Atari documentaries. It almost seems like a conspiracy to eliminate the Hand of Tramiel from Home Computer Revolution history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Yesterday, the one-hour, 39-minute documentary was released on-line for all Kickstarter backers! Wow! Very professionally done! It was great hearing from Jack Tramiel, Lenard Tramiel, Chuck Peddle, Al Charpentier, Jeff Minter, Bil Herd, Andy Finkel, Michael Tomczyk, Steve Wozniak, and more. The documentary began with the calculator age and then expanded to the KIM-1 followed by computer developments in Apple, Commodore, Tandy/Radio Shack, Sinclair, and a little bit of Texas Instruments and Atari. Most of the emphasis was on Commodore with lots of content on the PET, VIC-20, and C64 (but no mention of the Plus/4 and C128, as those were post-Tramiel). Technically, the sound balance was better than the preview, and Bil Herd gave a forceful narration instead of the unknown British person in the preview. However, I did catch three errors (!) with a video-editing placeholder which read, "Narrator". Bonus -- there is a separate, 59-minute video entitled, "The Last Jack Tramiel Interview". Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 WOW!! I forgot All About that I Backed this... I guess I can Download it now.... Thanks Robert for the "Heads Up".... MarkO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I read that even those who purchased the Blu-Ray edition four years ago, at least got a download link to the finished material, so not all $100 were lost for those people. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I read that even those who purchased the Blu-Ray edition four years ago, at least got a download link to the finished material, so not all $100 were lost for those people. That was the least the producers could do.. You would think that they should still get a chance at a DVD, even if they paid just the shipping costs... MarkO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 your butthurt in this thread really gave me joy.. I will miss it.. I'm really a C64 user since mid 80s, pinch of salt here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I just captured the video(s) and then burned them to Blu-ray. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehguy Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 How long has this movie been in production for? Must have been quite awhile since they have footage of Jack Tramiel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 How long has this movie been in production for? Must have been quite awhile since they have footage of Jack Tramiel. Jason Scott was worried about its "viability" in 2012: http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/4788?fb_action_ids=10153230874274527&fb_action_types=news.publishes ( Hyper-Link borrowed from this post ) MarkO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 The project was going the rounds with a lot of preorders already in January 2012, possibly even late 2011. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 The film, "Growing the 8 Bit Generation", has its first public screening at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View (South Bay area of San Francisco), California. For more information, go to http://www.computerhistory.org/events/upcoming/#growing-8-bit-generation-2016-03-30 Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Man, I would not mind a return visit. Met some great people out there at Amiga 30. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Is it out on DVD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 The final cut of "Growing the 8 Bit Generation" has been released to Kickstarter backers. The final cut has corrected end credits, a remixed audio track, and other errors deleted. On Tue, March 1, 2016 8:36 pm, I wrote: > The film, "Growing the 8 Bit Generation", has its first public screening at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, at the Computer History Museum > in Mountain View (South Bay area of San Francisco), California. From http://www.computerhistory.org/events/upcoming/#growing-8-bit-generation-- The documentary "Growing the 8 Bit Generation," produced by the 8bit Generation Project, focuses on the Commodore 64’s role in the home computer explosion and the personal computer revolution. The movie features never-before-seen interviews with Jack and Leonard Tramiel, Chuck Peddle, Al Charpentier, Bil Herd, Michael Tomczyk, Dave Rolfe, Richard Garriot, Jeff Minter, and Andy Finkel, as well as Steve Wozniak, Nigel Searle, John Grant, Nolan Bushnell, Al Alcorn, and Joe Decuir. The 8bit Generation Project is a labor of love and takes its name from the 8-bit microprocessor popular in machines from the early 1970s to the end of the 1980s. The 8-bit generation was characterized by young entrepreneurs, engineers, visionaries, dreamers, and geniuses who wanted to change their lives and ended up changing the world. Executive Producer Bruno Grampa will join Museum CEO John Hollar for a fireside chat and audience Q&A. Date Wednesday March 30, 2016 Speakers Bruno Grampa Bil Herd Moderators John Hollar 6:30 PM Check-in 7:00 PM Film Screening of "Growing the 8 Bit Generation" 8:30 PM Executive Producer Bruno Grampa in conversation with Museum CEO John Hollar Location Computer History Museum 1401 N. Shoreline Boulevard Mountain View, CA 94043 Don't forget to register at the above link for free admission to the event. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertB Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 On Tue, March 1, 2016 8:36 pm, I wrote: > The film, "Growing the 8 Bit Generation", has its first public screening at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, at > the Computer History Museum in Mountain View (South Bay area of San Francisco), California. Just a reminder for all C= enthusiasts... If you are in the area, come and see CBM engineer Bil Herd and the film's producer discuss the movie. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group http://www.dickestel.com/fcug.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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