Re: [NTLK] One more Newton sighting...

From: Zoont Foomby (zoontf_at_gmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 26 2005 - 22:29:45 PDT


From the same channel that brough us "Mansquito"... will they ever
cease to amaze? I think not.

No, seriously... I watch the Sci-Fi channel daily - even if they do
show a lot of schlock like Mansquito, Deadly Swarm, Pythons, etc.

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On 4/27/05, Jonathan Ramos <imagraphicstudios_at_earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
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> I was just flipping channels and ran across this movie on the Sci-Fi
> channel. Dean Koontz's Mr. Murder, a TV movie from 1998 has Stephen
> Baldwin's character confronting a clone of his that was developed to be
> the perfect killer. He accesses classified info about the project
> bypassing the locked files on a Newton 2100 that Baldwin steals from
> scientist that created the clone.
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> Funny thing, the password screen is a mocked-up paired down Mac OS
> classic interface with an on-screen keyboard that looks like the one
> that the Newton has. It even has the green screen backlight and Baldwin
> is seen tapping the on-screen keyboard with the actual stylus for the
> 2100. Once he guesses the password though, the screen switches to a full
> color 3D interface and he is able to recieve a text message/email
> wirelessly even though there is clearly no PC cards inserted or
> communications device connected to it.
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> Just one more to add to the Wiki list...
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> Later,
> Jonathan
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