Was "War Games" based on real-life?

From: Gooijen H <GOOI_at_oce.nl>
Date: Wed Sep 25 08:25:00 2002

What I remember from that time is that as result of the movie
questions were asked in the Senate *if* the scenario shown in
the movie *could* be possible ...
BTW I love that movie. Seen it more than 5 times, still like it.

my 2c,
- Henk.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cini, Richard [mailto:RCini_at_congressfinancial.com]
> Sent: woensdag 25 september 2002 14:51
> To: CCTalk (E-mail)
> Subject: Was "War Games" based on real-life?
>
> Hello, all:
>
> While flipping through PC Magazine this morning, I noticed the
> following quote on page 26 of the 10/15/02 issue:
>
> "You might expect highly technical security advice from Kevin
> Mitnick, whose alleged 1982 hack into NORAD inspired the
> movie War Games."
>
> This is the first time I've seen this reference. Is this true?
>
> Rich
Received on Wed Sep 25 2002 - 08:25:00 BST