Gallery: Halt and Catch Fire Gets the '80s PC Revolution Perfectly Right. Here's How

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    *Halt and Catch Fire*'s Scoot McNairy (seated) as Gordon Clark and Lee Pace (right) as Joe MacMillan, on set during taping. (Expand this gallery to fullscreen for more exclusive behind-the-scenes photos.)
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    A "fashion sheet" dialing in the character of Cameron Howe (Mackenzie Davis).
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    A wall over an engineer workstation at Cardiff Electronics, the fictitious upstart at the heart of the series.
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    Given its role in early PC development, the oscilloscope is virtually a supporting character on *Halt and Catch Fire*.
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    License plates from an upcoming episode of *Halt and Catch Fire*—weathered just right.
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    Whiteboards and stacked chairs: as prevalent in the ’80s as they are now.
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    Texas pride, kitschy coffeee mugs, and hideous office phones: all part of the immersion.
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    Time-appropriate back issues of of *D* and other local magazines—just right for an office's reception area.
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    More fashion sheets, drawing inspiration everywhere from politics to sports.
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    Pace between takes—power suit and all.
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