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Posted by on June 21, 2008, 5:23 pm
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This movie, from 1983, is kind of a starting point for the home
computer communicator revolution. It's 25 years ago so the
technololgy is hopelessly obsolete. The movie's a little overdone and
corny. But it is interesting to watch to see the old telephone
technology, a good "now and then" view.
It will be on AMC cable Fri June 27th, 10 pm, as well as other times.
Check local listings.
***** Moderator's Note *****
The technology was hopelessly out of date _for_ _1983_!! They had
accoustic couplers with mechanical handset lifts, a computer with
register switches on its front, and the obligatory tape drives in the
"computer center". Sigh.
For all that, it _was_ an entertaining film, well acted and enjoyable.
It also caused a lot of people to think about the Laisez-faire
attitude toward security that plagued many schools and small companies
even to the present day.
Bill Horne
Temporary Moderator
(Please put [Telecom] at the end of your subject line,
or I may never see your post! Thanks!)
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