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Halt and Catch Fire - Sales Call [ "A16" Scene ]

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What it is

A scene from the TV drama Halt and Catch Fire in which Gordon Clark meets Joe MacMillan, who is posing as an IBM salesman, on a sales call. It includes the dialogue about IBM being the safe choice and a marketing guru telling an engineer when to stop talking.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters post it as a favorite scene about IBM's reputation and sales psychology.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “a great example and one of my favorite scenes from the show”

    Showcases Lee Pace's charismatic marketing guru performance.

    danielvaughn, 2026-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Halt and Catch Fire: TV's Best Drama You've Probably Never Heard Of (2021)”

  2. “Think you'll get a kick out of this scene from Halt and Catch Fire”

    Halt and Catch Fire pilot sales call scene against IBM.

    j1vms, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “IBM’s Old Playbook”

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Topics: halt and catch fire, ibm, sales, tv scene, lee pace

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