Bill Gates did a Reddit AMA and was asked what TV shows he likes to watch. He said he liked The Americans. Most of the vintage computers on that show came from us. :) https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/aunv58/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_b... -- Evan Koblentz, executive director Vintage Computer Federation www.vcfed.org evan@vcfed.org (646) 546-9999 VCF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Very cool! Reddit has a secret santa thing and people have had Bill Gates as their secret Santa. Santa hooked them up :-) The younger generation doesn't know the anti-competitiveness of the old Microsoft. History has been re-written. - Ethan
Bill Gates did a Reddit AMA and was asked what TV shows he likes to watch. He said he liked The Americans. Most of the vintage computers on that show came from us. :)
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/aunv58/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_b...
-- Evan Koblentz, executive director Vintage Computer Federation
www.vcfed.org evan@vcfed.org (646) 546-9999
VCF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
That's awesome! I watched some of that show. How does it work supplying vintage computers to a tv show? Do you ship them and provide loaded software depending on the use case? On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 11:36 PM Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Bill Gates did a Reddit AMA and was asked what TV shows he likes to watch. He said he liked The Americans. Most of the vintage computers on that show came from us. :)
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/aunv58/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_b...
-- Evan Koblentz, executive director Vintage Computer Federation
www.vcfed.org evan@vcfed.org (646) 546-9999
VCF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Very cool. I've heard horror stories of loaning out retro gear to film and TV productions - when they don't take proper steps to protect it's condition. Have you have any bad experiences yet where something has returned damaged?
That's awesome! I watched some of that show. How does it work supplying vintage computers to a tv show? Do you ship them and provide loaded software depending on the use case?
Generally, a production's prop worker contacts us and discusses their needs. What they need, when they need it, whether it needs to operate, where the production is being filmed, and what is their budget. Then we get back to them with a detailed proposal. That includes the price, terms, items included, and transportation details. We always require that they provide proof of their insurance. We also require them to sign a rental contract and a separate materials handling contract (what they can/can't do with an artifact). One of the rules is that if anything needs to be turned on, then a representative from our group MUST be present. Under no circumstances do we allow a film crew to turn on anything without our supervision. We've never had a horror story because everything is done very professionally. Contracts, signatures, insurance, clear rules, etc. We don't accept every request that comes our way. We turn down anything that's too small-time (budget) and anything with unreasonable requests (if they want to rent something like a Straight-8, or if they have unreasonable timelines, etc.). There's a page on vcfed.org about it: http://vcfed.org/wp/services/props/.
Very cool. I've heard horror stories of loaning out retro gear to film and TV productions - when they don't take proper steps to protect it's condition. Have you have any bad experiences yet where something has returned damaged? -Alan On 2019-02-25 23:36, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
Bill Gates did a Reddit AMA and was asked what TV shows he likes to watch. He said he liked The Americans. Most of the vintage computers on that show came from us. :)
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