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Ron's Computer Videos Active Tinkerer -------- Joined: Oct 15, 2021 Posts: 199 Likes: 278 |
Dec 26, 2025 - #1
Have you ever watched 'Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home' and wondered "How were they able to create the transparent aluminum effect on a 1980's Macintosh?" If so, then prepare to learn the movie magic that made this shot possible! Finally, a forty year old Macintosh mystery has been solved!
iPGPHFY
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JDW Administrator Japan -------- Joined: Sep 2, 2021 Posts: 2,534 Likes: 1,981 |
Saturday at 2:21 AM - #2
Fantastic research and info, Ron! This needs to be shared with Star Trek sites to make it really take off.
A little disappointing it was a Pee See that did the display creation, but not too surprising for the time. I remember vividly when I first saw the film, thinking to myself, that's not a Mac displaying the screen! Menubar is not edge-to-edge, fonts are wrong, and the window is displayed over an all gray background with nothing visible behind it. So you could tell there was something fishy, and now we know the details. Great background research and interviews! [clap] Liked by Ron's Computer Videos |
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Fizzbinn Active Tinkerer Charlottesville, VA -------- Joined: Nov 29, 2021 Posts: 256 Likes: 262 |
Saturday at 3:39 PM - #3
What an awesome Christmas present!
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