movie computers (The List! )

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Tue May 6 20:22:37 1997

On Tue, 6 May 1997, Kai Kaltenbach wrote:

> In the movie _Sneakers_, Ben Kingsley plays an ex-hacker who is now the
> financial data processing administrator for the Mob. He has a large
> complex of systems including a very Cray-like central processor and all
> sorts of fancy accessories. He's extolling the virtues of mob money to
> Robert Redford's character, and to illustrate his point he turns on the
> Cray's terminal... lo and behold, the Cray runs Microsoft Excel!
>
> Since we were in a theater about 6 blocks from Microsoft corporate
> campus, that scene was the biggest laugh of the film.

I thought it was simply amazing how that blind guy could figure out what
an electronic device did by simply rubbing his fingers over the
components. THAT'S INCREDIBLE! But I digress.

I thought the most realistic computer scenes in terms of relevance to
reality were in War Games.

I think the stupidest were in The Net.

I have mixed feelings about Disclosure.

But of course, I digress.

Sam
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