Why do we keep relying on mechanical devices. I'm tired of all these moving parts in my machines. Solid state is the way to go for me. Can't wait for the price to drop.
Wow! Cool ideas out there. I've been using charecters from Hamlet for several years. If I keep on with Shakespere, I should be set for life. At my school, they are using S/F ship names (Enterprise, Voyager, Capricorn, etc.
not the nuts and bolts of it all. That's always changing anyway. Check out John Brunner's Shockwave Rider or Stand On Zanzibar. His tech is off but the effects of tech on society is what is cool. That's what movies should be focusing on. Think of a paranoia pic (ala Hitchcock) where the guy is certain that others are getting ahead because they have access to more info on the 'net then he (Shockwave Rider). It doesn't have to be heavy handed like The Net movie (why is the goverment the only ones who can go after people using computers?). Sorry about the links but first place I could think of with reviews of the book. Notice that they aren't even available.
Hmm. I started with my TI-994a (16k of RAM-woohoo!), played around with TRS-80's, Apple ]['s, and finally my Mac. While I keep Office on my Mac, I mostly use it to open old MS Works (windows) files and save them in a format Office 97 can handle. The other 99% of my time, I'm paid to work on Macs. Sweet deal. Gives me a lot of time to hang out here.
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Why do we keep relying on mechanical devices. I'm tired of all these moving parts in my machines. Solid state is the way to go for me. Can't wait for the price to drop.
Balmer looks like Peter Boyle now. Maybe someone can work up a Young Frankenstein/Borg pic.
Wow! Cool ideas out there. I've been using charecters from Hamlet for several years. If I keep on with Shakespere, I should be set for life. At my school, they are using S/F ship names (Enterprise, Voyager, Capricorn, etc.
not the nuts and bolts of it all. That's always changing anyway. Check out John Brunner's Shockwave Rider or Stand On Zanzibar. His tech is off but the effects of tech on society is what is cool. That's what movies should be focusing on. Think of a paranoia pic (ala Hitchcock) where the guy is certain that others are getting ahead because they have access to more info on the 'net then he (Shockwave Rider). It doesn't have to be heavy handed like The Net movie (why is the goverment the only ones who can go after people using computers?). Sorry about the links but first place I could think of with reviews of the book. Notice that they aren't even available.
Check out Brunner's Shockwave Rider. It was written back in the 70's and the tech is a little weird but the sociology is cool and fun. G
Hmm. I started with my TI-994a (16k of RAM-woohoo!), played around with TRS-80's, Apple ]['s, and finally my Mac. While I keep Office on my Mac, I mostly use it to open old MS Works (windows) files and save them in a format Office 97 can handle. The other 99% of my time, I'm paid to work on Macs. Sweet deal. Gives me a lot of time to hang out here.
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