Movie computers and the OS they have

[thePh@r@oh]

whats the deal alot of movies out there have seens with computers and such in them i'll drop some examples

The Matrix-the scene where neo is sitting in front of the computer doing a search for morpheus

Swordfish-the AWESOME computer hugh jackman uses to build the Hydra

XXX- the computer Xander uses to send the info back to the NSA headquarters

the list goes on and on...........the OS that appears to be on the systems always look awesome especially the swordfish one......so are these OS's real or is it all just "movie magic"..........or is it just a program.......at any rate if its real....WHERE CAN I GET A COPY???....LOL....anyone know??

[vass0922]

haha most of them are just some cheesy stuff they put together for the movie .. those things always crack me up

"I'm going to crack into the international space station through a cell phone in a garbage can in thailand, if we can get the satellite dish made from a beer can and a pixie stix working we'll have it made!"

[iNeb]

Probably movie magic or a custom unix GUI

[thePh@r@oh]

i like the way it looks.......wish i could get a hold of some of that stuff

[Gait_Keeper]

Me too, always wanted a real funky looking desk top and GUI

looked at window blinds but then ran away, but something like that might be it, skining windows or something moving around that dosen't look animated, but looks like its doing somthing

a couple of outer limits episodes had some nice ones

[thePh@r@oh]

yea if you find anything that could do hook me up send me a PM or something

[Gait_Keeper]

no doubt I will ! ! !

how do you caputre your desktop??

So you can see what I have now, it not spectacular but I like it

[thePh@r@oh]

hit the print screen button on your keyboard then go to paint and paste it

[SeanC]

The systems in those movies look so sweet. Probably just a small custom app written to make it look like they're doing something.

I would LOVE a setup like Swordfish. That is my dream setup.

Sean

[goldenbuddha]

Originally posted by vass0922
haha most of them are just some cheesy stuff they put together for the movie .. those things always crack me up

"I'm going to crack into the international space station through a cell phone in a garbage can in thailand, if we can get the satellite dish made from a beer can and a pixie stix working we'll have it made!"

Thats exactly the sentiment they had of sci-fi movies in the 60s and 70s. Things like cellular phones, microwaves and the like. Har, what a crock of cheese those were =)