From: utzoo!watmath!csc Newsgroups: net.movies Title: computers in the movies Article-I.D.: watmath.4634 Posted: Thu Feb 24 13:31:57 1983 Received: Fri Feb 25 09:07:21 1983 Some scenes from a yet to be released movie named "Utilities" were filmed here in Waterloo. (We have a very impressive looking machine room). Rather than film the existing computers (which the public wouldn't identify as computers), they brought in some big ugly metal prop with hundreds of blinking lights. Ironically, the film crew used the real 4341's as tables, benches, and one lighting man even sat on one! Why can't they make a movie with a believable computer? (A small, black box with a terminal attached...one that doesn't spin tape drives, flash lights, or spew data out on a teletype)? -jan ...watmath!csc