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points by contingencies 18 hours ago | 0 comments

1982: The movie Tron came out.

1984: The Japanese launched an OS called Tron.

1989: US officials feared Tron could undercut US dominance in computers.

2026: Tron is mostly found dominating printers, and an AI far beyond anything envisaged in the movie Tron explains it to humans.

Truth is stranger than fiction.

[–] sixothree 14 hours ago

1980: TRON is used as a keyword in Microsoft Basic

[–] prideout 14 hours ago

Ah, the complement to TROFF.

[–] Mountain_Skies 12 hours ago

It's interesting how well that particular command fits with the Tron character in the movie but those involved in the movie say it was just a coincidence and Tron comes from "electronic".

[–] jacquesm 14 hours ago

TRace ON.

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