From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Aug 7 11:14:24 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from orion.ac.hmc.edu (Orion.AC.HMC.Edu [134.173.32.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE38037B658 for ; Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:14:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from brdavis@orion.ac.hmc.edu) Received: (from brdavis@localhost) by orion.ac.hmc.edu (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA22428; Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:10:31 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:10:31 -0700 From: Brooks Davis To: j mckitrick Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: computer systems in movies Message-ID: <20000807111031.A12922@orion.ac.hmc.edu> References: <20000807153046.A6595@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre4i In-Reply-To: <20000807153046.A6595@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>; from jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org on Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 03:30:47PM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 03:30:47PM +0100, j mckitrick wrote: > > 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? Some of this stuff exists, but most if it's a complete fiction and totally useless (i.e. the "UNIX" system in Jurssic Park). I read an interview that talked a little about making these displays a few weeks ago it's at: http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/vanling/vanlinginterview.html -- Brooks -- Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message