WarGames: A Look Back at the Film That Turned Geeks and Phreaks Into Stars

Over the years, WarGames has written itself into the cult lore of Silicon Valley. Google hosted a 25th-anniversary screening in May, where keyboard jockeys cheered Broderick’s DOS acrobatics. “Many of us grew up with this movie,” Google cofounder Sergey Brin told the packed house. “It was a key movie of a generation, especially for those of us who got into computing.” Wired takes a nostalgic trip back in time…

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