Archive for April 16th, 2007

Movie myths about computer usage

Posted by Gary on April 16th, 2007

The Programming Blog has a great list of “Things Computers Can Do In Movies,” that have little basis in reality.  A couple of my personal faves are listed below:
4. All monitors display inch-high letters.
8. You can also infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing “UPLOAD VIRUS”. (See “Fortress”.)
13. A hacker is always […]

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