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> The Hollywood blockbuster The Terminator featured some 6502 code for Apple ][ in several scenes, seen on the Terminator's HUD I knew that Bender from Futuram
by rob74 4y ago
> The Hollywood blockbuster The Terminator featured some 6502 code for Apple ][ in several scenes, seen on the Terminator's HUD
I knew that Bender from Futurama had a 6502 as his brain (https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-truth-about-benders-brain https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-truth-about-benders-brain), but I expected the Terminator to be powered by something a bit more advanced...
- xxs 4y agoI mean the code on the screen just copies few bytes, then sets the carry flag... but it doesn't do anything with, instead jumps. Mesmerizing!
- abdulhaq 4y agothe 6502 was only used as a 'bad person' detector, so it's ok
- abudabi123 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Peddle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Peddle The mind behind the 6502 was interviewed at CHM.
- detrites 4y agoSpecifically, Apple ][ code copied from Nibble Magazine: https://www.pagetable.com/?p=64 https://www.pagetable.com/?p=64 (More details in the recent comments at the bottom.)
- djmips 4y agoI was super familiar with Nibble Magazine when I saw The Terminator in the theatre and it totally broke me out of my suspension of disbelief. I was still a youngster and almost wanted to say something out loud! haha.
- rbanffy 4y agoI loved the last page one-liners. Always something cool to run with one single program line.
- jgrahamc 4y agoYes. I looked into this here: https://behind-the-screens.tv/#terminator https://behind-the-screens.tv/#terminator
- palad1n 4y agoI had just taught myself 6502 assembler, I was 14. I remember seeing that and pointing, “I know what that is!”