6 May
1997
6 May
'97
1:22 p.m.
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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