

I want to know the programming and computer references present in Steins;Gate.

For example, I noticed the SQL database is referenced.


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What are the programming and computer references in Steins;Gate?


[![SQL book owned by Daru in
Steins;Gate](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UpQ0C.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UpQ0C.jpg)

SQL is mentioned, as the question suggests. They even used company and
trademarked names:

> MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, SQLite, Access, ANSI

Of particular interest is the fact that Oracle, the company that owns Java, is
present. It's rare to find original trademarks in anime.

A book for "Goodle Endroid", a clear reference to Google Android, can also be
seen:

[![Goodle Endroid, SSH and other books owned by
Daru](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lu6kV.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Lu6kV.jpg)

A book on SSH, the protocol used for remote administration, is shown, as well
as a book that mentions Unicode, JIS (essentially the Japanese equivalent of
ASCII), Java, Ruby 1.8/1.9, and Windows:

[![Unicode and SSH
books](https://i.stack.imgur.com/24sfL.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/24sfL.jpg)


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Aside from what's mentioned in Wally's answer, following programming and
computer-related items appear:

IBN 5100, a clear expy of IBM 5100 that was featured in the original John
Titor forum posts: [![IBN
5100](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0hVhp.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0hVhp.jpg)

@chanel textboard, very likely a reference to real-life 2channel: [![enter
image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YtO37.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YtO37.png)


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I believe the company that they were fighting against,'SERN', is an obvious
reference to the company CERN. SERN is known to operate the largest particle
physics laboratory in the world, the same goes for the real CERN.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KOejV.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KOejV.jpg)


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