TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
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TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
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1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates?
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
6. What was the original air date?
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
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1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates?
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
6. What was the original air date?
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
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1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates? Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie? TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs Noah Wylie
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates? Anthony Michael Hall
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based? Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer"
6. What was the original air date? June 20, 1999
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC? Xerox
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple? John Sculley
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie? TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs Noah Wylie
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates? Anthony Michael Hall
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based? Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer"
6. What was the original air date? June 20, 1999
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC? Xerox
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple? John Sculley
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Re: TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
TheCalvinator24 wrote:You may NOT use imdb or WikiPedia for this QoD
1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates?
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
6. What was the original air date?
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
Spoiler
1. Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. TNT
3. Noah Wylie
4. Anthony Michael Hall
5. Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer
6.
7. Xerox
8. John Scully
2. TNT
3. Noah Wylie
4. Anthony Michael Hall
5. Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer
6.
7. Xerox
8. John Scully
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Re: TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
TheCalvinator24 wrote:You may NOT use imdb or WikiPedia for this QoD
1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates?
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
6. What was the original air date?
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
Spoiler
1. Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. TNT
3. Noah Wyle
4. Anthony Michael Hall
5. Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer
6. June 20, 1999
7. XEROX
8. John Sculley
2. TNT
3. Noah Wyle
4. Anthony Michael Hall
5. Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer
6. June 20, 1999
7. XEROX
8. John Sculley
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1. Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. TNT
3. NOah Wylie
4. Anthony MIchael Hall
5. Fire in the Valley - the making of the personal computer
6. 6/20/99
7. Xerox
8. John Scully
2. TNT
3. NOah Wylie
4. Anthony MIchael Hall
5. Fire in the Valley - the making of the personal computer
6. 6/20/99
7. Xerox
8. John Scully
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Re: TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
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1. Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. TNT
3. Noah Wylie
4. Anthony Micheal Hall
5. "Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer"
6. May 23, 1999
7. Xerox
8. John Sculley
2. TNT
3. Noah Wylie
4. Anthony Micheal Hall
5. "Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer"
6. May 23, 1999
7. Xerox
8. John Sculley
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1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates? Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
Noah Wyle
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Anthony Michael Hall
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer
6. What was the original air date?
June 18, 1999 A good deal of debate about this as apparently it was originally supposed to have aired 2 days later.
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
Xerox
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
John Sculley, although some sights seem to imply he resigned when an attempted trick he engineered to pull off a coup against Sculley failed and the board backed Sculley over Jobs.
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
Noah Wyle
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Anthony Michael Hall
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer
6. What was the original air date?
June 18, 1999 A good deal of debate about this as apparently it was originally supposed to have aired 2 days later.
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
Xerox
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
John Sculley, although some sights seem to imply he resigned when an attempted trick he engineered to pull off a coup against Sculley failed and the board backed Sculley over Jobs.
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~Mark Twain
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1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates?
"Two MAWGs from Redmond"
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
Cartoon Newtork
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
TheConfessor
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Kevin Olmstead
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
"I Can't Believe It's Not Monopolization"
6. What was the original air date?
July 20, 1969
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
The La Canada-Flintridge Research Center
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
Dick Cheney
"Two MAWGs from Redmond"
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
Cartoon Newtork
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
TheConfessor
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Kevin Olmstead
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
"I Can't Believe It's Not Monopolization"
6. What was the original air date?
July 20, 1969
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
The La Canada-Flintridge Research Center
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
Dick Cheney
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Re: TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
Actually, i think he was the one who fired apples at jobs.NellyLunatic1980 wrote: 8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
Dick Cheney
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Re: TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
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I did NOT use imdb or WikiPedia for this QoD. I DID use www.allmovie.com, which makes me feel a little dirty, but I can live with it.
Pirates of Silicon ValleyTheCalvinator24 wrote:1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates?
TNTTheCalvinator24 wrote:2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
Noah WyleTheCalvinator24 wrote:3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
Anthony Michael HallTheCalvinator24 wrote:4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal ComputerTheCalvinator24 wrote:5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
6/18/1999TheCalvinator24 wrote:6. What was the original air date?
XeroxTheCalvinator24 wrote:7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
According to http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa051599.htm, Jobs quit in lieu of being fired by John SculleyTheCalvinator24 wrote:8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
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Re: TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
Make sure you give yourself a humor point, Cal.TheCalvinator24 wrote: Actually, i think he was the one who fired apples at jobs.
Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!
That'll be $10, please.
That'll be $10, please.
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Re: TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
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1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates?
Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
Noah Wylie
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Anthony Michael Thomas
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
don't know
6. What was the original air date?
uh 1999?
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
IBM
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
John Scully
Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
Noah Wylie
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Anthony Michael Thomas
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
don't know
6. What was the original air date?
uh 1999?
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
IBM
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
John Scully
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1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates? Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie? TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs Noah Wylie
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates? Anthony Michael hall
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based? Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer
6. What was the original air date? Sometime in 1999
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC? Xerox
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple? The guy from pepsi who thought up the pepsi challenge a marketing genius
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie? TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs Noah Wylie
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates? Anthony Michael hall
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based? Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer
6. What was the original air date? Sometime in 1999
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC? Xerox
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple? The guy from pepsi who thought up the pepsi challenge a marketing genius
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Re: TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
Spoiler
1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates?
Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
Noah Wyle
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Anthony Michael Hall
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer
6. What was the original air date?
June 20, 1999
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
Xerox
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
John Sculley - but he didn't actually fire him, he took him off the Mac project and didn't assign him to another project.
Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
Noah Wyle
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Anthony Michael Hall
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer
6. What was the original air date?
June 20, 1999
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
Xerox
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
John Sculley - but he didn't actually fire him, he took him off the Mac project and didn't assign him to another project.
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Re: TUESDAY 11/6/07 QoD
Spoiler
1. Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. TNT
3. Noah Wyle
4. Anthony Michael Hall
5. Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer
6. June 20, 1999
7. Xerox
8. John Sculley
2. TNT
3. Noah Wyle
4. Anthony Michael Hall
5. Fire in the Valley: The Making of The Personal Computer
6. June 20, 1999
7. Xerox
8. John Sculley
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1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates?
Revenge of the Nerds
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
C-SPAN
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
The Mac guy
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
The PC guy
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
Starting Up A Multi-billion Dollar Computer Empire for Dummies
6. What was the original air date?
August 24, 1968
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
BALCO
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
Donald Trump
LFHP
Revenge of the Nerds
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
C-SPAN
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs
The Mac guy
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
The PC guy
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
Starting Up A Multi-billion Dollar Computer Empire for Dummies
6. What was the original air date?
August 24, 1968
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
BALCO
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
Donald Trump
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1. What was the title of the made-for-TV movie that detailed the rise of Steve Jobs & Bill Gates?
Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs?
Noah Wyle
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Anthony Michael Hall
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
Fire in the Valley:The Making of the Personal Computer
6. What was the original air date?
June 20, 1999
BUT, Lots of sites (especially places where you can buy the DVD or VHS) indicate that the release date was June 18, 1999. I couldn't find any solid evidence that it was aired two days early.
BUT, I found a fairly authoritative site that said that the show originally aired after midnight on May 24, 1999. Whether a mistake by TNT, or as one site I saw claimed to get in for Emmy eligibility for the 98-99 season, I don't know.
I had thought about giving credit only to those who actually answered this question, but I think the fairest approach is to count everyone who answered the QoD as correct for this part, thereby effectively throwing it out.
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
XEROX
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
John Sculley Regardless of how it may be protrayed, Jobs was fired, even if Sculley allowed him to "officially" resign.
Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. What Network originally broadcast that movie?
TNT
3. Who portrayed Steve Jobs?
Noah Wyle
4. Who portrayed Bill Gates?
Anthony Michael Hall
5. What is the full title of the book upon which the movie was based?
Fire in the Valley:The Making of the Personal Computer
6. What was the original air date?
June 20, 1999
BUT, Lots of sites (especially places where you can buy the DVD or VHS) indicate that the release date was June 18, 1999. I couldn't find any solid evidence that it was aired two days early.
BUT, I found a fairly authoritative site that said that the show originally aired after midnight on May 24, 1999. Whether a mistake by TNT, or as one site I saw claimed to get in for Emmy eligibility for the 98-99 season, I don't know.
I had thought about giving credit only to those who actually answered this question, but I think the fairest approach is to count everyone who answered the QoD as correct for this part, thereby effectively throwing it out.
7. According to the movie, Apple "stole" the Graphical User Interface from Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. What was the parent company of PARC?
XEROX
8. Who was the CEO who fired Jobs from Apple?
John Sculley Regardless of how it may be protrayed, Jobs was fired, even if Sculley allowed him to "officially" resign.
It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. —Albus Dumbledore
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Odyssey 15
peacock2121 14
earendel 13
mrkelley23 12
tlynn78 11
andrewjackson 10
tanstaafl2 10
Nelly 0 (If the focus of the movie had been more about Gates/Microsoft, I would have given a humor point for the book title)
ToLiveIsToFly 10
wintergreen48 0
Weyoun 0
macrae1234 0
Bob Juch 10
plasticene 10
traininvain 10
Humor Points
LFHP 1 (Just for knowing my birthday
peacock2121 14
earendel 13
mrkelley23 12
tlynn78 11
andrewjackson 10
tanstaafl2 10
Nelly 0 (If the focus of the movie had been more about Gates/Microsoft, I would have given a humor point for the book title)
ToLiveIsToFly 10
wintergreen48 0
Weyoun 0
macrae1234 0
Bob Juch 10
plasticene 10
traininvain 10
Humor Points
LFHP 1 (Just for knowing my birthday
It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. —Albus Dumbledore