Halt and Catch Fire
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During the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, an unlikely trio - a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy - take personal and professional risks in the race to build a computer that will change the world as they know it.
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10 episodes. Playback and audio depend on the available source.
0148 minS1:E1 I/O
The Texan company Cardiff Electronics gets a new employee from New York. He's apparently working for IBM, but after the he gets the new job it gets clear that he has a hidden agenda, and is not exactly what he claims to be.
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0243 minS1:E2 FUD
After surviving a visit from IBM, Joe's team must overcome internal differences and begin the technical feat of building the new machine.
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0343 minS1:E3 High Plains Hardware
Gordon and Cameron struggle to make Joe's vision a reality; Joe and Bosworth seek the funds to make the new machine.
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0443 minS1:E4 Close to the Metal
As Cameron nears completion of the BIOS, a crisis threatens the project's future and requires all hands on deck to save the machine.
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0543 minS1:E5 Adventure
Cameron bristles under a new manager as Joe and Gordon attempt to procure a key piece of new technology for the computer.
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0643 minS1:E6 Landfall
A breakthrough by Cameron places her at odds with Gordon, leaving Joe to make a tough decision. Meanwhile, Hurricane Alicia spurs some personal revelations.
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0743 minS1:E7 Giant
A visitor from Joe's past threatens his newfound connection with Cameron. Meanwhile, with Donna out of town, the toll of Gordon's work catches up with him.
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0843 minS1:E8 The 214s
Scandal hits Cardiff Electric as the team finalizes preparations for COMDEX. Meanwhile, Bosworth makes a sacrifice for the good of the PC program.
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0943 minS1:E9 Up Helly Aa
Unforeseen opponents and new complications threaten to derail the Cardiff Electric team's work at COMDEX.
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1043 minS1:E10 1984
Gordon and Joe prepare to transport the Giant. A suspicious defect causes a rift in the partnership.
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