Matrix Reloaded
Dan Jenkins
dan at rastech.com
Fri May 16 14:50:29 EDT 2003
Bob Bell wrote:
>On Fri, May 16, 2003 at 12:44:53PM -0400, Dan Jenkins <dan at rastech.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Not quite a mention of Linux in the popular culture, per se, but... I
>>remember back in the 90's there was a Roddenberry-inspired SF series
>>(not StarTrek, can't recollect the name). Anyways, one scene showed a
>>future NYC skyline with a character pointing out something who said
>>"right there next to the Torvalds building, the largest in New York
>>City." Since I use closed captioning, I noticed Linus' surname as it
>>scrolled by. That's the earliest, albeit oblique, reference I can
>>recollect, outside of tech shows.
>>
>>
>
> Sounds like it could have been Earth: Final Conflict? I can't find
>a reference to "Torvalds building" on Google, though.
>
>
>
That's the name! Thanks. It was a throw-away line. Not important in the
plot line. Only heard it mentioned in one show. I only noticed it
because of the captioning.
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