Talk:WOPR

BURGR?

Isn't there some story that WOPR was named after a real computer called BURGR? Marnanel 01:04, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

A trivia item in the film's IMDb entry says The NORAD mainframe to which Broderick's character finds a backdoor was called "W.O.P.R." in the movie. In the late '70s, NORAD's central processor was named "B.U.R.G.R.". This same fact (often with the same wording) can be found elsewhere on the web without any elaboration, so I'd call it "unverified" so far. I haven't really scrutinized the results Google gives to see if anyone has more info. -- Arteitle 02:32, 18 Feb 2004 (UTC)

This question has been submitted to Google answers, the answer being - again - that there is no indication of this being more than a persistent rumor. Arru 08:22, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Bad News

In case of the existence of a radio or television station with call letters WOPR, please move this article to a better title (I'm afraid I can't think of one.) 66.32.64.27 22:19, 27 May 2004 (UTC)

I'd suggest WOPR (WarGames) or perhaps the full expansion of the acronym.

-- Ventura 22:25, 2004 Nov 9 (UTC)

Too much overlap with WarGames article?

I'm of the mild opinion that this article has a lot of content which would make more sense in the main WarGames article. While this version is slightly more WOPR-centric, perhaps it should be rewritten as properties of the computer instead of a plot recap?

-- Ventura 22:25, 2004 Nov 9 (UTC)

I agree, this says more about the plot than the A.I. system itself.--Keyzersoze 01:17, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I vote not to merge the two documents. WOPR is used in other media events and has a life outside of wargames. This information would be lost if merged. Jimerb (talk) 02:11, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

I vote not to merge. WOPR is a stand-alone aspect of the movie, and though centric to the plot of the movie itself, it is finding a rennaisance in pop culture today. I would like to see some more details, though. If anyone knows the source of the voice (synthetic, or modified human) that would help to keep this article a stand alone - much like an actor in a movie has their own page. As for WOPR-FM, sorry they were late to the table. The WOPR-FM is apporopriate for their page, IMNSHO.Tiktok4321 (talk) 13:51, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Does anyone know if the physical W.O.P.R in the movie used a real mainframe as its base?

If so, could you add the machine information to the article (Model, Manufacturer, etc)?

No, that was made up. One clue is the LCD-looking display that's actually displaying a sound spectrogram of something or other.

Atlant 22:59, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! I stumbled across this the other day, which among other things, describes the construction and operation of the WOPR prop. Perhaps we should merge this article back into WarGames, as more than half of the content is redundant. Hpdw 02:37, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Very interesting -- thanks!

Atlant 01:15, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Games and Nuclear Attack Plans

These sections look like needless trivia. Why are they here? --EEMeltonIV 17:11, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

It was suggested that they should be moved here. And since you are here, I am bailing out of this debate. Do as you please. -- Cat ^chi? 17:17, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Moved here from where? --EEMeltonIV 17:30, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Was moved from WarGames article -- Cat ^chi? 14:36, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

wopr in COD4

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3173/2460318422_868e5cea85.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.220.74.126 (talk) 21:04, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

Actually, in COD4, it's BANP (Russian WOPR) See this video I made a while back: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDd1EvtlddE I'll add asection in the article, pull it down if it's not cite able. Fultron89 (talk) 20:10, 1 January 2009 (UTC)

It's true, but it's also WP:TRIVIA.  Xihr  01:58, 2 January 2009 (UTC)