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- From: nlc@vulcan.xtel.co.uk (Neil Cook)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.pratchett
- Subject: Re: The Last Starfighter and the Beast
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.101002.7644@cs.nott.ac.uk>
- Date: 17 Nov 92 10:10:02 GMT
- References: <721910156.3698@minster.york.ac.uk>
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- In article <721910156.3698@minster.york.ac.uk>, car-a@minster.york.ac.uk writes:
- |> I had a suspicion that a Cray was used in The
- |> Last Starfighter, but I didn't want to commit myself when people are
- |> so eager to flame each other nowadays... Cray is one of those names
- |> that is bandied about (in hushed tones) when you want to impress
- |> someone...
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- I saw a TV programme about the Last Starfighter, and I think they said that
- a Cray II was used. Did you know that Seymour Cray said that he learned more
- about plumbing than computers when building that thing...
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- |>
- |>
- |> Chris Reece.
- |> If I annoy you that much - mail me.
- |> "Relax, no doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should be",
- |> Evan Dando
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- Neil Cook.
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