[Gllug] OT computers in the movies

John Davies johnny5_tc at yahoo.co.uk
Wed Aug 28 13:05:25 UTC 2002


I believe that this wasn't a mockup, but was actually
shipped as part of IRIX:
http://www.sgi.com/fun/freeware/3d_navigator.html

Here's something similar for Linux:
http://www.thedumbterminal.co.uk/software/3dfm.html

j
--- Philippe Rousselot <linux at rousselot.org> wrote:
> Is there a software allowing to see the directory
> tree like in jurassic 
> park, 3D quind of stuff ?
> 
> useless but nice to look at...
> 
> 
> 
> Dave van Zijl wrote:
> > On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Jonathan Harker wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>On Tuesday 27 August 2002 11:49 am, SteveC wrote:
> >>
> >>>Anyone have better examples of computer fantasy
> at the movies? I know
> >>>MacOS made it into Independance Day right?
> Windows has been in lots of
> >>>films but what about Linux? :-)
> >>
> >>The silliest use of computer stuff in movies I've
> seen has to be Swordfish... 
> >>what a crock!
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > What, you mean you DON'T program by moving 3d
> images around on 5 different
> > screens? Sheesh ;)
> > 
> > Personally I'm looking forward to the day when I
> can travel around
> > networks and servers as if they were alien
> landscapes (think lawnmower
> > man) heheh
> > That Doom interface where you could actually shoot
> processes was
> > pretty neat but I never tried to install it
> > 
> > Dave
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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> Philippe Rousselot.
> 
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