Amstrad PCW 8256 in Loki - Season 2, Episode 5, "Science/Fiction" (2023)
Ouroboros has an PCW in is lab that he seems to use for writing his science fiction novels.
Ouroboros has an PCW in is lab that he seems to use for writing his science fiction novels.
Tommo
I'm not sure this warrants a 5/5 for realism with the extraneous added mouse, which the PCW neither shipped with nor natively supported.
2024-05-24 18:24
Mushroom
Is is very realistic, as that segment was set in 1994. The PCW 8256 had serial ports, and by that time a mouse was an extremely common addition. And there were at least two different mice made for the computer (Kempston and AMX), as well as additional interfaces like the CPS and entire OS replacements for CP/M like SymbOS that included and used a mouse. Considering he works at CalTech and has a PHD, he might well have done some upgrades to it. And other common interfaces were light pens and graphic tablets. Once again not "natively supported", which is why they need drivers. The computer itself was from 1984, only the Mac at that time shipped with a mouse. But by 1985 mice were available for almost every computer being made. I would not look twice at a PCW having a mouse in 1994.
2024-08-09 11:12