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A Salute to the Internet

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Here is a guide to clips used in our Sunday montage salute to computers:
  1. The band Kraftwerk sings "Computer Love."
  2. A seemingly innocent beginning to a complicated relationship in the movie War Games.
  3. A computer discussion from The Computer Who Wore Tennis Shoes, released in 1969.
  4. Styx and that very odd song, "Mr. Roboto."
  5. A not-so-innocent continuation of a complicated relationship in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
  6. A computer foul up in 1957’s Desk Set starring Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn.
  7. "You’ve Got Mail!"
  8. A very terse answer that reflects a complicated relationship in the movie The Social Network.
  9. An ominous warning about a complicated relationship in the original, 1982 version of Tron.
  10. The Jetsons theme.