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plagiarized Flynn's work, the MCP engages in blackmail <ref> The MCP's motivation for engaging in blackmail is never explicitly stated. Speculation has centered on the MCP's frequent and anachronistic employment of outdated and seemingly misguided sexual innuendo. </ref>. While attempting to hack the ENCOM system to find evidence of said plagiarism, Flynn is digitized by the MCP and downloaded via experimental laser where he finds a non-spatial cyber-reality characterized by game systems in which the loser is "derezzed". ''Tron'' is often cited as the film industry's first attempt at representing the digitally infinite <ref> Preceding by a few years [[steven-bochco|Steven Bochco]]'s cyber-based short-lived television series ''[[wintermute]]''. </ref>, paralleling the development of William Tyler Bell's | plagiarized Flynn's work, the MCP engages in blackmail <ref> The MCP's motivation for engaging in blackmail is never explicitly stated. Speculation has centered on the MCP's frequent and anachronistic employment of outdated and seemingly misguided sexual innuendo. </ref>. While attempting to hack the ENCOM system to find evidence of said plagiarism, Flynn is digitized by the MCP and downloaded via experimental laser where he finds a non-spatial cyber-reality characterized by game systems in which the loser is "derezzed". ''Tron'' is often cited as the film industry's first attempt at representing the digitally infinite <ref> Preceding by a few years [[steven-bochco|Steven Bochco]]'s cyber-based short-lived television series ''[[wintermute]]''. </ref>, paralleling the development of William Tyler Bell's | ||
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Tron [disambiguation: Metatron]Ω
Speculative fiction film starring Jeff Bridges (Kevin Flynn) and advised by famed computer scientist/jazz guitarist Alan Kay released in 1982 to widespread critical apathy. The film centers on the Master Control Program (MCP) of the computer conglomerate ENCOM [1]- a cyber-entity found to have become sentient by Dillinger, the company's senior vice president. Knowing that Dillinger has continually plagiarized Flynn's work, the MCP engages in blackmail [2]. While attempting to hack the ENCOM system to find evidence of said plagiarism, Flynn is digitized by the MCP and downloaded via experimental laser where he finds a non-spatial cyber-reality characterized by game systems in which the loser is "derezzed". Tron is often cited as the film industry's first attempt at representing the digitally infinite [3], paralleling the development of William Tyler Bell's infinity principle.
- ↑ Acknowledged by director [[terminator|James Cameron] as a precursor to SkyNet.
- ↑ The MCP's motivation for engaging in blackmail is never explicitly stated. Speculation has centered on the MCP's frequent and anachronistic employment of outdated and seemingly misguided sexual innuendo.
- ↑ Preceding by a few years Steven Bochco's cyber-based short-lived television series wintermute.