[extropy-chat] The Forbin Project

[BillK]

On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 20:39:43 -0500, Joseph Bloch wrote:
> I must say I agree with John on this one. I am a fan of both the books
> and the film (and will fully admit that they are very different from one
> another). Admittedly technology has outstripped the special effects (the
> voice synthesizer, the fact that there are mechanical relays and big
> reel-to-reel tapes in the Colossus complex, etc.), but I don't find that
> too distracting when I remember that it was made many decades ago (any
> more than the now-outdated technology keeps me from enjoying "Conquest
> of Space").
> 

To save money, the computer used for Colossus was the payroll computer
for the film studio. Reel-to-reel tape storage was common in 1970 when
the film was released.

BillK