How the Macintosh Plus helped make Star Trek history! #VFX

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Ron's Computer Videos

Ron's Computer Videos

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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!


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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!

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