Does anyone remember that episode of Lost in Space where the people were running around inside a big computer? I can’t remember if the people had shrunk or the computer had grown, but it was slowly going back to normal and they had to squeeze their way out…

Never trust a computer you can’t walk through.

Cray X1 at ORNL.

10 responses to “Lost in Space”

  1. zenera Avatar
    zenera

    The light at the end of the tunnel…!

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  2. OldCola Avatar
    OldCola

    When I’ll grow up, I’ll have one of those laptops to play with!

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  3. angry shock Avatar
    angry shock

    dude! you are a TRON in the Maze-a-Tron intellivision game I used to play!!!

    "In the computer fantasy world of TRON, the power-hungry Master Control Program (the MCP) seeks to control the human race. You are Flynn, the daring, young programmer, transported into the heart of the computer, to find and disable the MCP." (From the game´s Instruction page).

    What a great remembrance!!!

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  4. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    cool. it’s a meme! Anthropomorphizing the black box du jour….

    Was the old TV program, Lost In Space, syndicated internationally?

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  5. angry shock Avatar
    angry shock

    As far as I see now, googling it, seems that it has been syndicated. Even it was broadcasted in my country as "Perdidos en el espacio", (and we had the visit of Robbie in 1959!!).

    But I am surprised that I can´t recall anything about it…

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  6. Trajan K Avatar
    Trajan K

    Aaaaa, Tron! I think I wasn’t even conceived when the movie was made…I think.

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  7. Matt Fitzwater-Stevens Avatar
    Matt Fitzwater-Stevens

    I love the vault effect–Crays always have been beautifully designed. I’d really give something to see this in natural light, or better yet lit from behind you with a blue light. Great photos, especially given the conditions. Thank you for taking us there.

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  8. Larry-Lee-Moniz Avatar
    Larry-Lee-Moniz

    It was a second season episode of Lost In Space entitled "Trip Through The Robot".

    Will Robinson and Dr. Smith somehow had to return The Robot to his normal size to save him. Major West and Professor Robinson went in to find them and got out OK. Will and Smith almost didn’t make it out!

    Danger, Danger!!!

    Larry Lee Moniz

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  9. Happy Tinfoil Cat Avatar
    Happy Tinfoil Cat

    Lost in Space was my absolute fave as a child. I don’t remember much from 40+ years ago (or even last week).

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  10. *STARKIT* Avatar
    *STARKIT*

    Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Robots, Automatons, Mainframes and the Silicon Revolution, and we’d love to have this added to the group!

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