"Keith G" wrote:

: "Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
: ...
: In article , Mike Gilmour
: wrote:
:
:
: Thats what I like about old Sci-Fi films, the lab usually has a few
: scopes dotted around displaying Lissajous figures - essential for world
: domination. )
:
: I quite like films like "When Worlds Collide" and they cut to "the
: computer" and show lots of whirling rods and cams. :-)
:
:
: ...... being operated by a mechanical Olivetti adding machine with the
: handle ripped off, like in The Prisoner rerun, a day or two ago!
:
: :-)

OOh, you're getting The Prisoner re-run, eh?
I see the Yanks have The Life Of Brian currently (re) playing in cinemas:-)
http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies.html

But your Olivetti note reminded me of the ElectriClerk, for some reason ...
http://www.ahleman.com/Props/ElectriClerk.html

Shades of "Brazil";- another brilliant UK film I haven't seen for a while.