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1995-08-03 - Re: “The Net”

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From: hallyn@cs.hope.edu (Kenshiro)
To: tcmay@sensemedia.net (Timothy C. May)
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UTC Datetime: 1995-08-03 04:41:29 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 2 Aug 95 21:41:29 PDT

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From: hallyn@cs.hope.edu (Kenshiro)
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 95 21:41:29 PDT
To: tcmay@sensemedia.net (Timothy C. May)
Subject: Re: "The Net"
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Tim wrote :
> I saw "The Net" yesterday and was moderately entertained. Lots of leaps of
...
> 
> The portrayal of her job as a "beta tester," with a couple of Mac screens
> running and lots of MacTCP connections, was well done. In fact, maybe the
> most interesting look at computer screens I've seen. (But maybe I'm
> biased...)
As long as you realize it.
:)

[after all, what could beat the scene in Jurassic Park : "This is Unix. I 
 know this..." followed by what looks like a 3-d landing into zany-land.
 In slow motion. ]

-- Serue the SUNite

(hmm. so it's entertaining, mindless and devoid of reality? I'm there!)

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