9 Feb
2026
9 Feb
'26
1:45 p.m.
If I can recall properly I met Robert at a conference in Silicon Valley
over 20 years ago. He had some prints for sale but I didn't purchase one to
my dismay now. May the Compute Gods ensure his peaceful rest.
With great regards,
Murray 🙂
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 11:22 AM Ethan Dicks via cctalk <
cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM Christian Liendo via
cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
https://tinney.net/in-memoriam
Robert Frank Tinney, of Washington, Louisiana, passed away peacefully
at River Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center on February 1st, 2026,
at the age of 78.
...After graduating, and after a tour of service during
the Vietnam War, Robert began a career that would see his artwork don
the covers and pages of some of the most well-known computing
publications in the world, most notably BYTE Magazine. Due to his
signature artistic style, the name Robert Tinney soon became
synonymous with the rapidly-growing world of computing technology, and
remains so to this day.
I'm bringing "It Came from Byte" to VCF East - projects, programs,
hardware, and cover art from the first 10 years of Byte. His works
will have a central presence.
-ethan