Help ID a an old movie.

[Keatah]

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/

..a site that lists a lot of movies and what computers were used in each one.

 

It seems to be missing one. A moody sci-fi movie from around the very early 1980's, forget the name, but it had A2-FS1 flight sim graphics as one of the status displays onboard a ship. I always want to say its Dark Star, but DS is a number of years too early.

[high voltage]

Don't know, trying to find out tho.

 

On a side note, I've just seen 'Desk Set' a film with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, which features an EMERAC, basically a huge IBM computer, to help the telephone operators with their long searches for answers (But they fear of loosing their jobs). Good film, great use of IBM.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desk_Set

 

 

 

Edited October 15, 2016 by high voltage

[JamesD]

Don't know, trying to find out tho.

 

On a side note, I've just seen 'Desk Set' a film with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, which features an EMERAC, basically a huge IBM computer, to help the telephone operators with their long searches for answers (But they fear of loosing their jobs). Good film, great use of IBM.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desk_Set

 

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I saw that one a few months ago. I liked it. A little cheesy on the computer stuff, but it's a cute story.

[JamesD]

http://www.starringthecomputer.com/

..a site that lists a lot of movies and what computers were used in each one.

 

It seems to be missing one. A moody sci-fi movie from around the very early 1980's, forget the name, but it had A2-FS1 flight sim graphics as one of the status displays onboard a ship. I always want to say its Dark Star, but DS is a number of years too early.

Any more detales? That's pretty vague.

[Keatah]

I recall the CRT being built into the instrument panel which may have been wall-sized. That's about it. Sorry.

[Nebulon]

I recall the CRT being built into the instrument panel which may have been wall-sized. That's about it. Sorry.

Silent Running?

 

... or maybe not. That's even earlier than Dark Star.

Edited October 25, 2016 by Nebulon

[Nebulon]

2010 ?

 

Lifeforce ?

Edited October 25, 2016 by Nebulon

[Keatah]

Definitely not 2010 nor Silent Running.. I doubt it's life force, but I will go through it to be sure.

[JamesD]

It's not Life Force.

I thought maybe 'Battle Beyond the Stars', but I saw no similar screen when I skimmed through it.

[rpiguy9907]

Here are my three guesses:

 

Outland (one of the moodiest sci-fi films)

 

Star Raiders

 

Ice Pirates (not moody but oft overlooked)

[JamesD]

The only 80s movie I've been able to remember that used flight sim graphics is Explorers

[towmater]

The only 80s movie I've been able to remember that used flight sim graphics is Explorers

 

+Nightmare at Noon

+Megaforce