Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 3:26 PM, WhyOSX phil.desa...@online.de wrote: I think their names are 'Cerebrum' and 'Cerebellum'. Or was it 'Laurel Hardy' ? But in NTSC color in 1985! I need a beer to stand this ! Here it is PAL, and now I'm sure about Tom Jerry.

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 2:31 AM, WhyOSX phil.desa...@online.de wrote: On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 3:26 PM, WhyOSX phil.desa...@online.de wrote: I think their names are 'Cerebrum' and 'Cerebellum'. Or was it 'Laurel Hardy' ? But in NTSC color in 1985! I need a beer to stand this !

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

Hi Adrian ! Thanks for your trial to communicate in German, not too bad. Here I am: Bielefeld, Germany. It's 52'01'36.30 N to 8'34'01.81 E, to be precise. GoogleEarth will show you exactly the roof I'm under. We had a famous Chancellor who is told to have said: You can say You to me, Mr.

[Closing Thread] Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

On Sep 7, 2009, at 4:21 PM, WhyOSX wrote: Hi Adrian ! Thanks for your trial to communicate in German, not too bad. Here I am: Bielefeld, Germany. It's 52'01'36.30 N to 8'34'01.81 E, to be precise. GoogleEarth will show you exactly the roof I'm under. We had a famous Chancellor who is

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

Now that I need it, I can't find it, not under B or S. Otherwise I would list them here, I'm sorry. Maybe it can be found on amazon or even YouTube - Lars You really have a hard disk in your head ? I recommend a hard head and a flexible thinking machine inside :-) I have the LP of the sound

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

Thanks for the link ! Very nice. Lars I remember him pouring over a manual, I think to program the bots to work on his leg. Didn't he also do something so they could act independently? I also seem to remember a computer that handled navigation and the engines that he used to head for Saturn.

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

There had been children inside ! Noone could have built such a robot at the time ! Lars On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 9:47 PM, Paul Kemner zkem...@gmail.com wrote: I remember him pouring over a manual, I think to program the bots to work on his leg. Didn't he also do something so they could act

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

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Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 3:57 AM, WhyOSX phil.desa...@online.de wrote: Now that I need it, I can't find it, not under B or S. Otherwise I would list them here, I'm sorry. Maybe it can be found on amazon or even YouTube - Lars You really have a hard disk in your head ? I recommend a hard

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

I think their names are 'Cerebrum' and 'Cerebellum'. Or was it 'Laurel Hardy' ? Lars On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 3:57 AM, WhyOSX phil.desa...@online.de wrote: Now that I need it, I can't find it, not under B or S. Otherwise I would list them here, I'm sorry. Maybe it can be found on amazon or

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 3:26 PM, WhyOSX phil.desa...@online.de wrote: I think their names are 'Cerebrum' and 'Cerebellum'. Or was it 'Laurel Hardy' ? But in NTSC color in 1985! -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer fluxstrin...@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer

Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

Thank you, Bruce! I could have asked wiki or google, because I knew they got the names after the pathfinder Ducks. And the robots performed a medical operation on Bruce... Vaguely I recall Bruce Dern doing something on a computer, so there must have been one. Haven't seen Silent Running in

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

I have the LP of the sound track, music by Joan Baez ! On vinyl, of course. Lars On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 2:39 PM, WhyOSX phil.desa...@online.de wrote: Thank you, Bruce! I could have asked wiki or google, because I knew they got the names after the pathfinder Ducks. And the robots performed

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 7:16 PM, WhyOSX phil.desa...@online.de wrote: I have the LP of the sound track, music by Joan Baez ! On vinyl, of course. Lars If I let the memory come into my head i will remember the songs. Something haunting and sweet and relevant too. yeah. It will take a while

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

I remember him pouring over a manual, I think to program the bots to work on his leg. Didn't he also do something so they could act independently? I also seem to remember a computer that handled navigation and the engines that he used to head for Saturn. Nothing with a personality, though. There

Re: Was there a main computer in 'Silent Running' ?

Wallace Adrian D'Alessio wrote: I am an avid card model builder . I saw these last year. Glad you reminded me of them as they would be a cool Fall weekend project.. Good for a robot theme halloween. Whoever ran the three little guys in the movie did better acting through remote