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Software Engineer Catalogs $4M of 1993 Tech in Jurassic Park
Google engineer Fabien Sanglard documented every piece of computer hardware and software featured in the original Jurassic Park film, totaling an estimated $4 million in 1993 equipment. His detailed list includes specifics for each device, effectively turning the movie into a virtual computer museum. The breakdown highlights the era's cutting-edge technology used in the film's production and on-screen props.
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A nostalgic deep-dive that underscores how far computing has come, but the real story is the meticulous preservation of tech history by a single engineer.
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Jurassic Park packed $4 million of legit 1993 computer hardware — a software engineer detailed every single piece of hardware in the film →
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