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30 Years of Star Wars Technology

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the everything-i-need-to-know-i-learned-from-star-wars dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Earlier this month, Computerworld Australia checked out the exhibition of 30 years of Star Wars history at Sydney's Powerhouse museum. They also have a pictorial look at what's on display: one of the largest collections of Star Wars memorabilia combined with real-life examples of how such technology is being applied for business and social advancement."

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  1. 30 years? No Way! by sgt+scrub · · Score: 4, Funny

    It hasn't been 30 years. That would make me 30 + ...omfg! I'm freakin old!

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  2. Please mod this down ... a little by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It hasn't been 30 years. It's been 31. The movie was released on 25th May 1977 in the US, and 27th October 1977 in Australia.

    If you're going to do that, at least take off the karma-bonus.

    1. Re:Please mod this down ... a little by chimpo13 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well it has been 30 years since the Star Wars Holiday Special.

      Great article about it here: http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2008/12/star_wars_special200812

      And a disturbing site about it here: http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/

      I'll leave on my karma bonus.

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    2. Re:Please mod this down ... a little by corbettw · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well it has been 30 years since the Star Wars Holiday Special.

      And the scars have still not healed completely.

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  3. Han trolled first by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Funny

    30 years, sigh. How many parsecs is that?

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    1. Re:Han trolled first by Darth_brooks · · Score: 4, Funny

      2 2/3s libraries of congress.

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    2. Re:Han trolled first by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 3, Funny

      Nice rendition of the sound the Falcon made when leaving the spaceport on that (in)famous run!

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  4. Re:Spell check please by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hope they didn't spell it "taunting", as in the cardinal happy fun ball no-no. And before anyone asks: no, of course I didn't frikking read it.

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  5. Re:You have not watched the movies, have you? by Hognoxious · · Score: 3, Funny

    No, that's when I rememeber how that music used to make me smile. And anyway, I'm a mayfly, you insens

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  6. Re:sorry to be pedantic but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It hasn't been 30 years. It's been 31. The movie was released on 25th May 1977 in the US, and 27th October 1977 in Australia.

    The term isn't pedantic it's anal.

  7. Disappointing by Capmaster · · Score: 4, Funny

    All I read was "30 years and still no lightsabers".

  8. Re:You have not watched the movies, have you? by WoLpH · · Score: 4, Funny

    "A long time ago, yet somehow in the future..."
    © Family Guy

  9. Re:sorry to be pedantic but... by kungfugleek · · Score: 2, Funny

    31 years since the *movie*. But TFA is talking about the *tech*, which didn't come out until a year later, star wars being sci-fi and all...

  10. Re:It's not sci-fi by fartrader · · Score: 2, Funny

    I disagree, frankly I think we'll all be using watches that measure time using parsecs in the near future - driven by linux of course.

  11. These aren't......... by wa2flq · · Score: 2, Funny

    Stormtrooper: Let me see your Technology.
    Obi-Wan: : [with a small wave of his hand] You don't need to see his Technology.
    Stormtrooper: : We don't need to see his Technology.
    Obi-Wan: : These aren't the Technologies you're looking for.
    Stormtrooper: : These aren't the Technologies we're looking for.
    Obi-Wan: : He can go about his business.
    Stormtrooper: : You can go about your business.
    Obi-Wan: : Move along.
    Stormtrooper: : Move along... move along.
    Stormtrooper2: : Hey, let's go check out the new Subspace Communicators at the Apple Store in Mos Eisley.

  12. Re:Star Wars tech? by ethicalBob · · Score: 4, Funny

    I happen to like Star Wars, but in my mind it was never about the tech, at all, nor was it even about space. Star Wars is almost completely story driven, IMHO.

    See, I always thought it was Lucas' excellently written dialog...

    (ducks and cowers from swinging lightsabers)...

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  13. Re:not the most impressive article... by bckrispi · · Score: 4, Funny

    "The exhibition starts with the juxtaposition of the Millennium Falcon, which can travel between galaxies effortlessly,... "

    Effortlessly??!!? Did these pinheads ever see The Empire Strikes Back? Half the film's storyline was spent just trying to get the damn ship to jump into hyperspace.

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  14. Jar-Jar by bobv-pillars-net · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just wanted to point out that there are two kinds of Star Wars fans:

    1. Those who secretly despise Jar-Jar Binks, and
    2. Those who openly despise Jar-Jar Binks.

    Q: What if I actually like Jar-Jar?

    A: Then you're obviously one of the first kind.

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  15. Re:Brings back memories... by denttford · · Score: 3, Funny

    Be honest. You married that chick for her brother, didn't you?

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  16. Re:Phasers are for sissies... by Glonoinha · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jesus this thread is pathetic.
    There's a pretty good reason for all of the above : Star Trek is a damn television show. Star Wars is REAL LIFE.

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