![]() ![]() ![]() Even if you weren't spending time in the computer lab after school, the look of the film was so bizarre and original, the action left a lasting impression on you - this was not a film you would ever forget.įast forward to our 21st century where we are all walking around with cell phones more powerful than the mainframe I was logging into in 1982. I had a user account and we had to request privileges from a "master control" system in order to secure storage space for our files and CPU cycles to crunch numbers or run intensive programs like games. ![]() The personification of computer programs and software structure was perfectly in sync with my experience at the time: our elementary school had CRT terminals that connected to a mainframe at Stanford University. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past couple years, you know that TRON: Legacy opens tonight nationwide and if you've been paying attention, then there really isn't anything in this post that could be defined as a "spoiler" so let's get to it.Īs an on-track-to-Nerd-dom adolescent, I was a huge fan of the original TRON when it came out in 1982 for any number of reasons. ![]()
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