After watching some television shows this past week that had characters using computers (ie. Alias, Boston Public and 24) it got me to thinking about computers and OS's used in television and movies.
As much as I can remember I have rarely, if ever, seen Microsoft Windows on a desktop PC being used by the characters. It's usually either a Mac or what appears to be a fictional OS that looks really cool but doesn't exist in real life.
I can see the point of a fictional OS as it adds a sense of technolgical advancement especially in science fiction movies, but what's with all the Macs? With the proliferation of Macs on TV you would think that everyone that is anyone would be using a Mac!
And why the scarcity of the Windows OS? If I were to venture a guess I'd say it's because, despite its widespread use in the real world, its GUI just doesn't look cool enough for television and movies. Prior to XP it's pretty boring, and XP looks as if it were made by Fisher Price in my opinion.
And on another note: anybody remember that Alias episode (it was a while back) where that nerdy guy from SD6 gave her that fake business card and instructed her to place it on the bad guy's monitor and it was supposed to break through and give her access through the firewall?
MOWHAHAHA!!!
I'm all for the cool techno gadgets but that one was way out there. Place it on the monitor to break through the firewall? They should hire better consultants for their writers.
As much as I can remember I have rarely, if ever, seen Microsoft Windows on a desktop PC being used by the characters. It's usually either a Mac or what appears to be a fictional OS that looks really cool but doesn't exist in real life.
I can see the point of a fictional OS as it adds a sense of technolgical advancement especially in science fiction movies, but what's with all the Macs? With the proliferation of Macs on TV you would think that everyone that is anyone would be using a Mac!
And why the scarcity of the Windows OS? If I were to venture a guess I'd say it's because, despite its widespread use in the real world, its GUI just doesn't look cool enough for television and movies. Prior to XP it's pretty boring, and XP looks as if it were made by Fisher Price in my opinion.
And on another note: anybody remember that Alias episode (it was a while back) where that nerdy guy from SD6 gave her that fake business card and instructed her to place it on the bad guy's monitor and it was supposed to break through and give her access through the firewall?
MOWHAHAHA!!!
I'm all for the cool techno gadgets but that one was way out there. Place it on the monitor to break through the firewall? They should hire better consultants for their writers.
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