> The flight deck look something out of a StarTrak movie.

Ah now, you see, there's another example of bad techo-show. I could never figure out why, when piloting a shuttle craft, they'd have to make several typing motions on an unlabelled, touch screen, to avoid an alien attack when, as any jet pilot would tell you, a quick flick of the wrist on a joystick is a LOT faster and efficient.

>Why can't Hollywood show us up to date technology. It is not that they don't have the money. The actors sure get paid well. And the movie themselves bring in the BIG bucks. So what's up with it.

This is why I queried the royalties theory.
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>By the way, why are all the computers in movies and television are Macs'.

On the contrary, as in Independence Day, Mac seem happy to show off their wares on screen.