Re: Favorite electronics movies

On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:38:18 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 17:07:18 GMT, the renowned Mac <foo@xxxxxxx>
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 23:16:38 -0800, Richard Henry wrote:
>>
>>> One of my favorites was on tv tonight - Enemy of the State.
>>>
>>> Does anyone here think it was subversive of ABC to schedule this movie
>>> during this time of arguments pitting national security against human
>>> rights?
>>
>>I don't think I have ever seen an electronics movie, Per Se. Or maybe I'm
>>just forgetting?
>
>Unfortunately, any kind of electronics content in movies is usually
>most notable for the hilarity it invokes. Such as the movie that cut
>to a quick take of a computer screen- a PCB autorouter was operating.
>The dialog: "Amazing! A computer searching for a bomb!".
>
>Or, take this dialog (please) from the original "sci-fi" Star Trek
>("Court Martial"):
>
>----
>Ready, Mr. Spock?
>Affirmative, Captain.
>Gentlemen, this computer
>has an auditory sensor.
>It can, in effect, hear sounds.
>By installing a booster,
>we can increase that capability
>on the order of 1 to the 4th power.
>The computer should bring us every sound
>occurring on the ship.
>All personnel have left the ship as ordered, sir.
>Dr. McCoy?
>All right, Mr. Spock.
>[Loud Beating]
>Turn it down a little.
>[Volume Decreases]
>Gentlemen, that sound is caused by the heartbeats
>of all the people on board the ship.
>Dr. McCoy will use this white sound device
>to mask out each person's heartbeat
>-----
>
>How do you design a booster with a gain of 1 to the 4th power anyway?
>
>
>
>Best regards,
>Spehro Pefhany

The best electronics bit in Star Trek is in the one with the evil
alternate universe (Spock with the beard). They need to take some
files from the computer and they put it on an orange 3.5" floppy disk.
Where did the prop department get one of those in 1967? They were
using punch cards back then.

Paul C
.

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