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MrSinistar
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Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Posts: 29
What we know about the Postcards. The go-to FAQ I'm tired of reading the same thing over and over and over again, so I'm making this topic.
1) There are four cards, Arc Wars, Kraz-Bot, Astro Gunner and Vice Squad
2) Four markings are on the back. Current speculation is that they spell out words, but because of so few markings more dots (i.e. cards) are needed to complete the puzzle. So far only cards exist.
3) The dots seem to be arranged by a 8x106 matrix.
4) The lines on the front of the card are from the Postal Service. IGNORE THESE LINES.
5) Vice Squad came out in 1982 and Kraz-Bot in 1983. Arc Wars and Astro Gunner don't have dates but thanks to evidence in Tron , there's reason to believe that Astro Gunner came out in 1982 and Arc Wars in '83 or later.
6) Currently unknown if the dots represent letters, braille, numbers or any other common types of data. There's just simply not enough data on the cards.
7) It's most likely that more cards will be revealed around SDCC (the Tron Legacy panel is July 22nd).
Please comment if I forgot anything important, which I probably did.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:08 pm
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mach1monorail
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Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 450
it is NOTTTTT braille! that was posted like 10-20 times i think
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:09 pm
MrSinistar
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Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Posts: 29
mach1monorail wrote:
it is NOTTTTT braille! that was posted like 10-20 times i think
Added. Thanks.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:12 pm
Distraction
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Joined: 02 Apr 2008 Posts: 839 Location: Las Vegas
i believe binary code was ruled out too ...a half dozen times or so...
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:13 pm
Rogi Ocnorb
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Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 4266 Location: Where the cheese is free.
I frankly haven't ruled anything out since nobody's been able to reliably get the data to scale. The 6x6 layout seems highly likely, but only if our assumptions about which column a dot goes into when it's not obvious are correct.
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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 7:24 pm
Broklynite
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Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Posts: 784
I've also looked into mainframe storage code. Problem is that there are reasonably too many possibilities.
Also, we've tried overlaying the dots on maps of the convention center as well as that breadboard diagram from the phony interview.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:14 pm
Bytekid
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Joined: 08 Jul 2010 Posts: 13
Hey guys, new to the forum but I have been watching this forum for a while. I got one of the 'golden' tickets to the Toronto Tron trailer. Got a shirt.
I just got the Vice Squad postcard in the mail. I don't have a black light, but judging what I have seen. Has anyone merged all three code blocks over top of each other? Has that revealed anything?
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:44 pm
Broklynite
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Joined: 11 Apr 2009 Posts: 784
Bytekid wrote:
Hey guys, new to the forum but I have been watching this forum for a while. I got one of the 'golden' tickets to the Toronto Tron trailer. Got a shirt.
I just got the Vice Squad postcard in the mail. I don't have a black light, but judging what I have seen. Has anyone merged all three code blocks over top of each other? Has that revealed anything?
Take a look at: http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29912
Should answer all your questions
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:50 pm
minterbartolo
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Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 78
I tried the ADFGVX cipher decode on the combined dot matrix (using both encom and nowplayingatyourlocalarcade as the key) as suggested by wolfpdx I think and that was no joy either.
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:00 pm
chuwawa
Greenhorn
Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 9
@MrSinister:
to fully backed your 4th point bout the usps barcode thingy... my arc wars postcard that arrived in Indonesia doesn't have a barcode at front. but it does have a black strip with dots shines under uv..
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 6:08 pm
VRAM
Greenhorn
Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 5
Re: What we know about the Postcards. The go-to FAQ
MrSinistar wrote:
I'm tired of reading the same thing over and over and over again...
5) Vice Squad came out in 1982 and Kraz-Bot in 1983. Arc Wars and Astro Gunner don't have dates but thanks to evidence in Tron , there's reason to believe that Astro Gunner came out in 1982 and Arc Wars in '83 or later.
...
Please comment if I forgot anything important, which I probably did.
Yes you did Mr. Sinistar...
How many times and on how many forums do I have to remind you that the original TRON movie story takes place in 1981???
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:40 pm
grimdel
Greenhorn
Joined: 03 Jul 2010 Posts: 8
Just a thought - add a link at the top to a pic of the 4 cards & dot patterns?
Cheers
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:49 pm
MrSinistar
Boot
Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Posts: 29
Re: What we know about the Postcards. The go-to FAQ
VRAM wrote:
MrSinistar wrote:
I'm tired of reading the same thing over and over and over again...
5) Vice Squad came out in 1982 and Kraz-Bot in 1983. Arc Wars and Astro Gunner don't have dates but thanks to evidence in Tron , there's reason to believe that Astro Gunner came out in 1982 and Arc Wars in '83 or later.
...
Please comment if I forgot anything important, which I probably did.
Yes you did Mr. Sinistar...
How many times and on how many forums do I have to remind you that the original TRON movie story takes place in 1981???
Dude, the ARG and the plot for the movie confirmed that Tron took place in 1982.
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:17 am
FilmEdge
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Joined: 21 May 2010 Posts: 645 Location: Burbank, CA
If it helps: the timeline on EncomInternational lists July 9, 1982 as the date Kevin Flynn was rehired by the company as SVP of Creative Development — presumably signified by the final shot in the movie.
That also happens to be 28 years ago today.
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:39 am
MrSinistar
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Joined: 01 Mar 2010 Posts: 29
FilmEdge wrote:
If it helps: the timeline on EncomInternational lists July 9, 1982 as the date Kevin Flynn was rehired by the company as SVP of Creative Development — presumably signified by the final shot in the movie.
That also happens to be 28 years ago today.
In real life, that's the release of Tron in theaters. lol
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:48 am
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