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Engineer identifies and explains every '90s computer seen in Jurassic Park
Yes, it was, in fact, a Unix system.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/engineer-identifies-and-explains-every-90s-computer-seen-in-jurassic-park/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
@arstechnica I was just thinking about this when we re-watched JP in honor of Sam Neill. Nedry specifically mentions networking a bunch of (eight?) Connection Machines, and you can see them in the background in several shots. I was wondering if they were authentic or reproductions, and not at all surprised to learn they were real. Despite its age, it holds up as a result of the verisimilitude!
@arstechnica I mean, the Silicon Graphics logo is right there
@arstechnica @CursedSilicon good ol' FSN. I can't imagine it was ever anything more than a tech demo to show off SGI hardware capabilities...until this movie came out, of course
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