8 Apr
2003
8 Apr
'03
7:30 a.m.
Hans Franke wrote:
>>It could be that there's a vintage geek on
the show's writing crew. But
>>anyway, I don't know why they didn't just make it an Altair. It's
not
>>like they would be violating copyrights or giving some company free
>>advertising. Who knows.
>>
>>
Looking at it, it had an Altair front panel, but behind that it looked
like a stereo inside. Was there any audio equipment company starting
with "Nor" that they could have cojoined to Altair?
And, considering that he broke it in half over his knee, I doubt anyone
who ever picked up a real Altair would believe that someone could
possibly do that.
How much does it cost for a "product
placement"?
Might there be a studio POLICY that NO product name goes unmangled until
fees are paid?
OR
If they used a REAL name, then geeks would write in griping about
inaccuracies of model number, etc. If they HAD said Altair, and used a
homemade mockup, instead of a real one, then they would become the subject
of lots of email on lists like this.
Therefore, what they had probably WAS a Nortair. The only Nortair to ever
exist.
I ?ove your explanation Fred.