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2023-07-20 13:58:57

https://mstdn.io/@sohkamyung/110746692352049338 sohkamyung@mstdn.io - TIL: PalmPilots (emulated) still form a part of the IMAX system.

"Oppenheimer is 600 pounds of 70mm IMAX film, and it wouldn’t work so well on-screen if it weren’t for a 21-year-old PDA."

https://www.theverge.com/23801118/imax-movie-palm-pilot-oppenheimer

#Film #IMAX #Technology #PalmPilots #RetroComputing

Here’s why 70mm IMAX movies like Oppenheimer need a Palm Pilot to work

In IMAX theaters around the world, Oppenheimer will play in its full 70mm glory. In the projection booth, a Palm m130 will help make it happen.

^{David Pierce (The Verge)}