Vintage computers in movies

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Tue Dec 12 22:11:15 2000

On Tue, 12 Dec 2000, Ernest wrote:

> What was the computer they used in Weird Science? Didn't they use something
> unusual in Ferris Buhler's Day Off(did I spell his last name correctly?)

We had this discussion a long while back. The Weird Science computer was
a Memotech MTX512 (is that the right number?) I think the computer in FB
was just a PC, but what is really funny about that scene is the almost
hinted at acknowledgement of Matthew Broderick's role in War Games.

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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