movie computers - Outland

From: mhop <mhop_at_snip.net>
Date: Wed May 7 22:37:57 1997

> I'm sorry but I can't recall a scene in any movie that resembles a real
> use of a computer. Face it computers on film are boring. That's why
> every movie computer has animated graphics and makes noises every time
> you do something.

What about the movie Outland? The Doc used a computer to analyze a dead man's
blood for drugs, and the graphics were reasonably occilloscopic-like to seem
realistic.

Don't forget "Mother" in Alien. No graphics, just reporting the facts.

 mhop_at_snip.net
Received on Wed May 07 1997 - 22:37:57 BST