Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 00:43:56 +1000 From: "Haikal Saadh" <wyldephyre2@yahoo.com> To: "j mckitrick" <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>, <chat@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: computer systems in movies Message-ID: <005601c0007d$f6a9a980$0101a8c0@mshome.net> References: <20000807153046.A6595@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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Don't know about molecule displays, but daemonnews had an article about xdm that involves spiffy login screens quite a while back. ----- Original Message ----- From: "j mckitrick" <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: <chat@freebsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 12:30 AM Subject: computer systems in movies > > This might be a REALLY stupid question, but here goes.... > > In movies with hi-tech or research premises, we often see > sophisticated computer programs running on state of the art terminals. Now, > obviously, many times these are simply made-up special effects. But, are > there any REAL programs out there that inspired them? For example, > GUI-based real-time 3D molecule displays, frequency analyzers, real-time > systems displays (like for satellites) or are all of these simply works of > fiction? If they *do* exist, do they run on proprietary OS's? Unix? SGI > workstations? > > jm > -- > ------------------------------------------- > Jonathon McKitrick -- jcm@freebsd-uk.eu.org > ------------------------------------------- > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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