In 1983, whiz kid David Lightman found a digital back door into a military computer system. Thinking he was playing a computer game, he instead triggers a sequence of events that nearly triggers World War III. In this Backtrack, we remember and celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the GenX classic, WarGames!

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Show Notes

• Watch the original trailer » youtu.be/TQUsLAAZuhU
  


• Read Roger Ebert’s review » bit.ly/3ChchsE
  


• WarGames for real: How one 1983 exercise nearly triggered WWIII » bit.ly/45JG1Md
  


• 15 Surprising Facts About WarGames » bit.ly/3ChcBaG
  


• The Movie War Games Inspired President Reagan To Take Cybersecurity Seriously » bit.ly/3oNVg60
  


• Wargames: 40 years ago, this movie predicted the rise of ChatGPT and Bing Chat [Update] – Neowin » bit.ly/42n9xnT
  


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