Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The (television) Two-hour television movie; a remake of the 1969 motion picture, aired on ABC on February 18, 1995. The adventures of Dexter Riley, a not-so-brilliant college student who suddenly becomes the talk of the campus when he is struck by lightning when trying to reconnect a computer terminal, and becomes …
See moreComputers Are People, Too! (television) Syndicated television show about computers featuring footage from Tron. First aired on May 23, 1982. Directed by Denis Sanders. Stars Elaine Joyce, Joseph Campanella, Michael Iceberg.
See moreComputers: The Friendly Invasion (film) Educational film taken from Computers Are People, Too! Released in September 1982. Students are introduced to computers and their promise for the future.
See moreComputers: The Truth of the Matter (film) Educational film; released in October 1983. A positive introduction to computers.
See moreComputers: Where They Come From and How They Work (film) Educational film; released in April 1989. 9 min. History of computers from sticks and stones through microchips.
See moreCommunicore The two primary buildings, known as Communicore East and Communicore West, in Future World at Epcot, radiating out from Spaceship Earth, and containing a variety of exhibits, displays, shops, and restaurants. In July 1994, it became Innoventions.
See moreCommunity Service Awards Annual program run at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World to honor local service organizations with cash awards. The program began at Disneyland in 1957, with $9,000 being distributed; for its 25th anniversary in 1982, the total amount was up to $175,000, and in 2004, the amount was $440,000. Since 1957, Disneyland …
See moreCompany D Cast member store at Disneyland, opened December 2, 1988. At Walt Disney World a Company D opened in the Team Disney Building on June 4, 1991 and at Epcot on April 1, 1992. Special merchandise, such as watches, buttons, and T-shirts, is often created solely for sale to cast members through Company D, …
See moreComputer Software Division of The Walt Disney Company created to produce computer games and other software utilizing the Disney characters and films. Their first products were Tron games for Mattel Electronics’ Intellivision and Atari in 1982. In 1988 they became Disney Software, which in turn became Disney Interactive in 1994.
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Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The (film) Dexter Riley, a science student, accidentally acquires all of the knowledge stored up in a used computer recently obtained for Medfield College when he tries to replace a fuse. The information includes data about a bookie ring, and Dexter’s life is threatened, but he saves the day by capturing …
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