http://72.14.177.54/Tv_tropes/?title=Category:Magical_Computer&action=history Revision history for this page on the wiki en MediaWiki 1.15.1 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:20:42 GMT http://72.14.177.54/Tv_tropes/?title=Category:Magical_Computer&diff=1708&oldid=prev <p>.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{quote|''[[This Is Spinal Tap|&quot;Quite exciting, this computer magic.&quot;]]''}}<br /> <br /> Everyone either owns a computer, or uses them as part of a job, or has been at least exposed to them.<br /> <br /> Naturally, this gets spiced up for TV land.<br /> <br /> As a result, computers on TV often bear only superficial resemblance to their real life counterparts. In fact, they are often just a [[Arthur C Clarke|21st-century substitute for magic]]. A [[Techno Wizard|Computer Wizard]] ''is'' a literal wizard. Evoking arcane words with their keyboard, they cast spells into the infinite (and physically real) realms of [[Cyberspace]].<br /> <br /> For computers which are ''literally'' magical see [[Magitek]]. See also [[Clarke's Third Law]].<br /> <br /> [[Category:Narrative Tropes]]<br /> [[Category:Cyberpunk Tropes]]<br /> [[Category:Futuristic Tech Index]]<br /> [[Category:Applied Phlebotinum]]<br /> [[Category:All Indexes]]<br /> {{wiki|MagicalComputer}}{{2012}}</div> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:54:07 GMT Tropers http://72.14.177.54/Tv_tropes/Category_talk:Magical_Computer