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THX-1138 and The Sheep Look Up. [message #118645] Tue, 24 September 2013 14:33
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Originally posted by: @RUTGERS.ARPA:Slocum.CSCDA@HI-MULTICS.ARPA
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Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 13:14:12 EST
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From: Slocum@HI-MULTICS.ARPA

> This is probably THX-1138. Done by George Lucas (I think when he was
> still in school). It's cute when you see THX 1138 on a car license
> plate in American Graffiti. . .

Also note that the new super Dolby system developed by Lucasfilms
is called THX.


> Also who wrote THE SHEEP LOOK UP , ( an english guy ?) , the Best SF
> Book of all time .

This is written by John Brunner.  He also wrote The Shockwave Rider,
an excellent book that should be on the Computers in Fiction list.

Helpful Brett Slocum (Slocum@HI-MULTICS)
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