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minus-squareniktemadur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-27 months agoI’d rather see what Joshua the AI from “War Games” (the movie) has to say about all this… A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoThe prop for the WOPR was actually a refrigerator box that was painted black and had Christmas lights. It also still exists. It was auctioned off for several thousand dollars a few years ago.
minus-squarermuk@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoWhich is pretty cheap for a machine that could start World War III, but also expensive for a refrigerator box but that’s government contracts for you.
minus-squareniktemadur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 months agoThe prop for the WOPR… …the PROPR?
I’d rather see what Joshua the AI from “War Games” (the movie) has to say about all this…
The prop for the WOPR was actually a refrigerator box that was painted black and had Christmas lights. It also still exists. It was auctioned off for several thousand dollars a few years ago.
Which is pretty cheap for a machine that could start World War III, but also expensive for a refrigerator box but that’s government contracts for you.
The prop for the WOPR…
…the PROPR?