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{{quote|'''Casey:''' ''"I'm installing 'Cinema-OS', the operating system used in the movies."''
'''Andy:''' ''"Any downsides?"''
'''Casey:''' ''"Yeah, it can't show any font under 72 point."''|''[[Casey and Andy]]'' [http://www.galactanet.com/comic/view.php?strip=163 #163]}}
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* ''[[NCIS]]'' plays this trope semi-straight. Many of the interfaces are somewhat realistic, except for some big text inserted to help viewers (and possibly Gibbs) see what is going on. This approach also applies to the accompanying [[Techno Babble]]. It's not that far off the mark, but the non-geek members of the cast (everyone except McGee and Abby) usually ask for a translation.
** There is this once-an-episode scenario:
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'''Abby:''' * type type type* }}
** ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'' uses an OS that ''looks'' like [[Movie OS]], but is based on Perceptive Pixel's actual multitouch interface.
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