I just want to point out that despite my comments I did not make clear
that I have watched the original Tron more times than anyone should
really watch a film and don't care about the imperfections.
I went to see Tron Legacy at the IMAX in Bradford so saw it it IMAX 3D
glory. It wasn't a very busy
Hopefully without spoiling anything, I will give me thoughts on Tron
Legacy.
Yes, the idea is far fetched. It starts to fall apart if you think
about the details. They do use some quantum physics like words which
suggest there is some theory behind it, but it's generally not
explained. It's a m
I have still to see the new film but I will go to the IMAX after work
and see about when I can see it (depending how much it is sold out).
When Tron came out originally I would have been about 1 year old
(Still there are people in their twenties now for whom it came out
before they were born).
I
We actually named software systems after TRON stuff. For example, the
MCP (Master Control Program) was the name of a major piece of the guts
at Voxeo. I haven't seen the movie, but surely will.
- Joe
On Dec 20, 10:24 am, Chess wrote:
> Just curious if any other devs on the group had a push in
Ooh fantastic, I was a huge fan. Now all I need is a region-free
player...
On Dec 22, 3:05 am, Christian Catchpole
wrote:
> Speaking of computer generated people from the 80's. Max Headroom is
> finally on DVD. This show made a lot of predictions. Perhaps not
> totally accurate but it certainly
Speaking of computer generated people from the 80's. Max Headroom is
finally on DVD. This show made a lot of predictions. Perhaps not
totally accurate but it certainly got the vibe right...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom:_20_Minutes_into_the_Future
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B5JNU5/
If nothing else, the original was generous with catchphrases. I had a
friend in high school who often used the salutation "Greetings,
programs!" when walking into a group. It keeps attracting shoutouts
from other shows and movies… for example, the "hybrids" in the new
"Battlestar Galactica" always
I started out playing with the school's RML 380Z, a BIG metal box with
a Z80 inside that ran CP/M. I moved on to a ZX81, taught myself Z80
and then 6502 on a BBC Micro and then read an article in Scientific
American called 'core wars' and that got me hooked. Every time I see a
major step forward in
On 12/20/2010 08:04 PM, Chess wrote:
It was a good era for inspiring us. Just a year later, Wargames was
released, now *there* was a true programmers' film, destined to launch a
thousand hackers!
As for Tron... Some great early use of CGI, to be sure, but you know that
computers aren't really
>
> It was a good era for inspiring us. Just a year later, Wargames was
> released, now *there* was a true programmers' film, destined to launch a
> thousand hackers!
>
> As for Tron... Some great early use of CGI, to be sure, but you know that
> computers aren't really like that on the inside, r
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