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May 26, 2005
it's sooooo 1982
like my van!
i so totally want to see, possibly own, the bbs docu.
when i watched the triumph of the nerds, cringely's documentary about the history of personal computing, i think my hair literally stood on end and i had goosebumps when i saw footage of the first windowing gui and the first mouse. i don't know why, but i think historic computers are just really, really cool.
if i ran a movie theater... i'd do an early-80's geekfest featuring 'triumph of the nerds', 'bbs', and of course the geek movie against which all other geek movies are measured-- war games. and then we could throw in a screening of 'tron' just for kicks.
Posted by lisa at May 26, 2005 09:16 AM | TrackBack
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Did you read Tracy Kidder's "The Soul of a New Machine"? I found it fascinating. I haven't seen "Triumph of the Nerds" but it is now on my list.
Posted by: minty on May 26, 2005 01:57 PM
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