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Apple II in The Thing (1982)

The Apple II is disguised as a "Chess Wizard" computer that MacReady plays, destroying it by pouring a glass of whisky into it after the computer wins the match.

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It's a mock up, and there's some unnecessary voice synthesis, but other than that the capabilities of the machine are realistic.

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devel

#but other than that the capabilities of the machine are realistic.# It is running a real chess software called Sargon II.
2009-05-22 20:16


stephan

Sargon II was the chess game
2018-01-28 17:40


chester coperpot

The female voice in the the chess game comes from john carpenters -then- wife Adrianne Barbeau
2024-07-10 21:24