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The Terminator's vision ran on Apple II code

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The terrifying artificial intelligence destined to eradicate all of humanity is apparently running on the software of an 80s educational computer. When creating the robotic HUD for the Terminator's point-of-view shots, Cameron's effects team just dumped pages of standard Apple II source code onto the screen. If Sarah Connor had known, she could have defeated him with a floppy disk error.

The Terminator's vision ran on Apple II code
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