[Gllug] OT computers in the movies

[Tim Gray]

>>Windows has been in lots of films but what about Linux? :-)
..

> Disclosure (just plain bloody silly)

I thought they were all SGIs. I recall that Silicon Graphics was pretty
big on product placement in films. Most of the non-Windows/Mac computers
were Indys or some such. Ok here's a brain teaser, what was the computer
used in Wired Science? Apple II?

Tim


> -----Original Message-----
> From: gllug-admin at linux.co.uk 
> [mailto:gllug-admin at linux.co.uk] On Behalf Of Martyn Drake
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:54 AM
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] OT computers in the movies
> 
> 
> From: "SteveC" <steve at fractalus.com>
> 
> > I saw The Sum Of All Fears the other day, and was surprised to see 
> > that F16s on a combat run fly above cloud with their 
> navigation lights 
> > on. They should obviously have painted "we are here" on the side of 
> > the plane, maybe trailing one of those air-signs.. Also when 
> > encrypting mail, you get to see the encrypted chars in a pane below 
> > your email as you type... fascinating stuff..
> 
> They call it artistic license, unfortunately.  But surely 
> things would bore the leaving pants of viewers if they showed 
> the reality of these things.
> 
> > 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? :-)
> 
> Jurassic Park
> Wargames
> Tron
> Disclosure (just plain bloody silly)
> Anti Trust
> Hackers
> You've Got Mail
> The Net
> 
> Loads of them..
> 
> Regards,
> 
>     Martyn
> 
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