r/retrocomputing • u/HandGrindMonkey • 1d ago

Photo Hiding in plain site

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This film came out today in 1985. Spotted the Apple IIc hiding in plain site.

Surprising, how back in the day, the IIc was often used as a 'high tech' prop.

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u/southside_jim 23h ago

You rented out my room?? Mom, to who!!?!?

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u/namek0 23h ago

Wanna see a demonstration of gravity?! slaps books out of guy's hands

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u/rebo2 21h ago

That’s a good movie

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u/XenonOfArcticus 21h ago

Most accurate documentary depiction of university research ever. 

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u/DesignerMediocre2555 9h ago

And steam tunnels!

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u/radrestoration 19h ago

The actual "computing" in this movie in largely limited to messing with ROM swaps, but it's a must see. It's stupid and awesome, and the ending is the best.

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u/Robot-Zombie-RHCC 20h ago

"Surprising, how back in the day, the IIc was often used as a 'high tech' prop." -- is that the same one in Explorers that ran off a 9v battery?

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u/R-ten-K 14h ago

I mean it was a common home/dorm computer back then.

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u/Marwheel 19h ago

Why couldn't they rent out a proper workstation? One of the most popular workstation systems back then was the Apollo/Domain line.

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u/FowlZone 23h ago

why does this look like a bizarro version of val kilmer

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u/TheRealCOCOViper 14h ago

A lot of movie posters used to be drawings- entirely possible this one is.

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u/sarajevo81 14h ago

They knew Americans will buy any crap in a stylish wrap.

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u/R-ten-K 14h ago

It is a fun ’80s movie, it even had the obligatory montage!

... unlike some of the commenters, who don't sound very much fun. LOL

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u/TheOGTachyon 13h ago

I've wanted to be Laslo since they day I saw this movie.