Query: Computers on film
Darryl Wiggers <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.culture.studies.media |
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From: Steve Anderson <[email protected]> Dear H-Net, I am working on a project about computers on film and television and am specifically interested in finding examples of "incorrect" or naive uses of computers or peripherals, perhaps reflecting the newness of the technology or needing to educate audiences about how computers work (whether correctly or incorrectly). One urban legend claims, for example, that users encountering a PC mouse for the first time were prone to picking it up and aiming it at the monitor like it was a TV remote; on Mannix, the punch cards used to program 1970s mainframes were read like telegrams. Any suggestions or leads would be most appreciated! Thank you, -Steve Anderson, USC