differential analyzer in EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS

[Tom Jennings]

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005, Ethan Dicks wrote:

> On 6/30/05, Tom Jennings <tomj at wps.com> wrote:
>> About 1 hr in, a "computer" is used to analyze flying saucer
>> messages.  It's a Bush-style (no not our dimwit president, the MIT
>> guy) diff analyzer! Operating! With plotter!
>
> With a *bogus* plotter - I don't think a real differential analyzer
> writes its output in cursive English.  ;-)   It's an early appearance
> of "The Hollywood Operating System".

I think it's called "story telling" :-)

It's not a whole lot worse than 'paperless office' or that
still-repeated canard 'improved productivity' -- what, am I a
factory?!

(Did someone remove the plotter arm link from the DA, and
manipulate it from off-screen?  It's still pretty amusing to
watch. :-)

>> TiVo'd it. 1956 Harryhausen movie. Haven't seen it since I was 12!
>
> Watched that just tonight.  We must have been on the same channel.

Ayup!!