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Jurassic Park's authentic 1993 computer hardware detailed by Google engineer

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A software engineer has meticulously documented the authentic 1993 computer hardware featured in the movie Jurassic Park. Fabien Sanglard, who works at Google, identified six types of computers, a PDA, and various other real-world equipment used on set, totaling over $4 million in 1993 value. The film's production team insisted on using functional, high-end hardware to ensure accuracy, with most of the technology, including specific software, being operational. AI

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Jurassic Park's authentic 1993 computer hardware detailed by Google engineer

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Jowi Morales ·

    Jurassic Park packed $4 million of legit 1993 computer hardware — a software engineer detailed every single piece of hardware in the film

    Google software engineer Fabien Sanglard meticulously listed the computer hardware and software used in the first Jurassic Park film. He even added details for each device, turning the film into something of a computer museum.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Jurassic Park packed $4 million of legit 1993 computer hardware — a software engineer detailed every sing… Google software engineer Fabien Sanglard meticulously

    Jurassic Park packed $4 million of legit 1993 computer hardware — a software engineer detailed every sing… Google software engineer Fabien Sanglard meticulously listed the computer hardware and software used in the first Jurassic Park film. He even added details for each device, …

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