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    Colours are definitely context-sensitive. For example, here's another Red Book - though obviously not the one the movie is interested in. Commented May 13, 2019 at 23:23
  • It all depends on the context and subjects. For example, The OpenGL Programming Guide is also known as the Red Book in graphics programming, e.g. github.com/openglredbook/examples. Outside of computing, an example would be a series of color books from International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, that specifies various standards on chemistry researches. But in the context of information security, one can immediately recognize the DoD's Rainbow Series. Commented May 14, 2019 at 2:05
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    Yes they were! And thanks for reminding me that it's about time for my annual re-watching of Hackers :-D Commented May 14, 2019 at 8:59
  • There is a book titled Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution. Is there any connection between that book and this movie? Commented May 14, 2019 at 10:41
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    Well, I liked War Games. My wife asked me if that was anything like reality. I told her it was right next to it. The kid with the acoustic coupler. The research software that is redeployed without surveying the source code, the bizarre near war scenario... stuff like that really happened! Commented May 16, 2019 at 18:22