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   Christian Jacob to rbernardo@iglou.com   
   Growing the 8 Bit Generation - Kickstart   
   26 Jul 16 19:44:00   
   
   Hi Robert,   
      
   > 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.   
      
   >      Some photographs of the event can be found at   
      
   > http://blog.retro-link.com/2016/04/photos-from-growing-8-bit-generation.html   
      
   I am one of the backers for this kickstarter. I put a lot of money into     
   this project, b/c I was interested in the Blu Ray Edition including the     
   last interview with Tramiel.   
      
   However, I am very disappointed about the production quality: As it turned     
   out, the fabric that did the production of the Blu Rays didn't press     
   commercial quality discs through a glass master, but simply copied the     
   disc by burning the documentary on cheap writable discs.   
      
   Besides the problem that this kind of disc is not as durable as pressed     
   discs, my Xbox One is not capable of playing it. Microsoft itself states     
   that it does not support burned discs.   
      
   Also, after having spent more than 120 Euros for this documentary it is     
   really disappointing to receive such a low quality product. I am however     
   in contact with the creator who said that there will be a commercially     
   available version of the documentary later this year and he'll have it     
   sent to me.   
      
   Funny thing is: Although this is fair, I just can't stop thinking: What     
   about the so-called exclusiveness of the product for kickstarter backers     
   only (in regards to the "Last Interview with Jack Tramiel" if there will     
   be a commercially available version anyway?   
      
   Just thinking...   
      
   cu,   
   Christian.   
      
      
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