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The movie 2010 had another cool //c appearance—in that case Dr Heywood Floyd was shown using the //c with an LCD display at the beach. It seemed so futuristic back then. I don't think I ever took a laptop to the beach at any point in the real calendar year 2010, but I did do so in 1995 and that scene from the movie was on my mind the whole time.

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That actually checks out, after a fashion - in full sunlight you could just about make out the image on one of those old LCDs consistently. That said, https://madeapple.com/apple-iic-flat-panel-display/ suggests it didn't mount securely enough for any kind of portable use, or fold down for transport. Good product placement, though.

I've never taken a laptop to a beach in my life. I'd worry about it ending up full of sand, although my cameras have so far managed not to, so maybe that's not such a huge risk. In any case, nothing worth doing at a beach seems likely to involve a keyboard.

Haha yes there's also a laptop-on-the-beach scene in The Net!

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