Jurassic Park packed $4M of legit 1993 computer hardware
Software engineer Fabien Sanglard has documented the specific computer hardware used in the 1993 film Jurassic Park. The article details how the production team utilized over $4 million worth of authentic, functional equipment from companies like Silicon Graphics and Apple to ensure technical realism.
Why it matters
It highlights the intersection of film production history and the evolution of computing hardware, showcasing the high level of detail in 90s cinema.
The movie featured 6 different types of computers, a PDA, a supercomputer, and more.
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(Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 1 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Fabien Sanglard, who currently works as a Software Engineer at Google , has meticulously detailed every computer he can find in the original Jurassic Park movie, finally letting interested fans and viewers know what computers they need to get if they want to recreate the park.
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