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Message no. 1
From: Doctor Doom <JCH8169@*****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Wiz-bang Quality Sunglasses...as opposed to ordinary Ray-Bans
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 92 02:08:17 CET
>Fidgit => Actually, any goggles can be made into shades, for more
>Fidgit => money. I don't believe it says, but I don't remember 'cause I've
>Fidgit => been using a 10 multiplier for so long I haven't even bothered to
>Fidgit => look.

Doom => For my character, sunglasses were not much of an option. (It did NOT
Doom => match his clothing style, trust me) So, I pitched the idea of a
Doom => smartgun monocle (via considerable explaination and citing similar
Doom => examples in other game systems that might justify its existence) to
Doom => the GM. Mind you, she practically 'took my arm off at the shoulder'
Doom => with the price [ which I felt was justified for what I was asking ]
Doom => but I was very pleased with the result.

>Fidgit => Right now, I'm running (as a coyote shaman) with smartgoggles made
>Fidgit => into shades. Why smartgoggles, you may ask, as they offer no other
>Fidgit => mods? Why, because it says right there in the small print that
>Fidgit => smartgoggles can be made to also offer low-light or thermo vision
>Fidgit => for no additional charge.

Doom => One thing more thing about smartgoggle alterations/modifications:
Doom => There was some speculatory discussion in my group about the possibility
Doom => of working vision magnification ( I mean Level 1 or 2...NOT 3) into
Doom => goggles, and possibly mirror shades. Comments/Opinions?



Colonel Count von Hohenzollern und von Doom, DMSc, DSc, PhD.

Doom Technologies & Weapon Systems -- Dark Thought Publications
>>> Working on solutions best left in the dark.
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Message no. 2
From: Chris Siebenmann <cks@********.UTCS.TORONTO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Wiz-bang Quality Sunglasses...as opposed to ordinary Ray-Bans
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 92 02:26:43 -0500
The NAGRL has some stuff (not enough, IMHO) on Neat Shades. I see no
reason why an electronic version couldn't do magnification, although I
think an optical version would prove troublesome to build (especially
for over level 1).

- cks
Message no. 3
From: The Reverend <IH46@****.BITNET>
Subject: Wiz-bang Quality Sunglasses...as opposed to ordinary Ray-Bans
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 92 01:42:20 MST
> Doom => One thing more thing about smartgoggle alterations/modifications:
> Doom => There was some speculatory discussion in my group about the possibilit
> Doom => of working vision magnification ( I mean Level 1 or 2...NOT 3) into
> Doom => goggles, and possibly mirror shades. Comments/Opinions?
IMHO, it's no worse than any of the other stuff. I can see optic mag 1,
and up to electronic mag 2. Anything more than that and you start to
stretch the size. If you want a monocle sized (?) smartgoggle, you'd
have to keep mods to a minimum. Also, you might have the chain for the
monocle go to a computer on your person for the image enhancement/comp
type thingies. The goggles have enough room for the tiny computer, and
a set of glasses do (in the frame and eyepieces), but a monocle doesn't
have the space. Run a wire/chain into a pocket, and have the actual
smartgun computer reside there. Optic 1 is possible, but for 2 you are
probably talking some bottle-glasses. That wouldn't work for the mono-
cle. Also, I'd say that if you got hit hard enough, it might jar the
involuntary muscle (you know, the one that holds the monocle in) enough
for you to drop it. Just a think. BCNU!

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