Halt and Catch Fire
Close to the Metal
Season 1, Episode 4 · Aired 2014-06-22
Synopsis
With a mid-project success with the BIOS code, Joe makes two bold moves within the office. First, he destroys the book that contains the IBM proprietary code, and second, he invites Wall Street Quarterly to do a story about their PC clone project. The story Joe wants written may not happen first because the reporter, Ron Kane, doesn't see what's happening as being newsworthy, and second as a crisis occurs in the office during Kane's visit, that crisis issue which may in turn be the story.
In the series
This episode is part of Halt and Catch Fire (2014–2017) on AMC.
1980s PC and internet pioneers — ambition, code, and heartbreak in beige boxes.
Key cast
- Lee Pace as Joe MacMillan
- Scoot McNairy as Gordon Clark
- Mackenzie Davis as Cameron Howe
- Kerry Bishé as Donna Clark
- Toby Huss as John Bosworth