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Message no. 1
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Ah the large bore matrix (was shotgun and more...)
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 12:55:14 +0100
Tim P Cooper said on 17:31/15 Mar 97...

> >Probably the same thing as when they made up the decking rules :)
>
> ?? eh??
> Last time I checked *I* haven't been able to access the Matrix with MY
> Tortise
>
> ~Tim (who thought decking was pretty much exempt from SR vs RL arguments)

The matrix (and the rest of SR's computer stuff) has *very little* in
common with RL computer stuff, even though it could have been based on it.
I believe FASA has explained why this is: so they don't looks tupid when
their concepts for the matrix/computers get overtaken by the real thing,
like Traveller's computers.

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I am my own parasite.
-> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
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Message no. 2
From: Droopy <droopy@*******.NB.NET>
Subject: Re: Ah the large bore matrix (was shotgun and more...)
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 17:43:46 +0000
> From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
> Organization: Plastic Warriors
> Subject: Re: Ah the large bore matrix (was shotgun and more...)

> The matrix (and the rest of SR's computer stuff) has *very little* in
> common with RL computer stuff, even though it could have been based on it.

Paul was very keen on using RL concepts when doing VR2.0. Many were
the disscussions about what to add and what not to add. Paul used
his background and that of people he knew to try to keep VR2.0 as
realistic as possible, but also had to make it shadowruny enough for
the general public.

As a side note, Paul is heavily into magic and used a lot of RL magic
type stuff when he did the grimiore as well.


--Droopy
droopy@**.net
Message no. 3
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Ah the large bore matrix (was shotgun and more...)
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 1997 11:14:53 +0100
Droopy said on 17:43/16 Mar 97...

> Paul was very keen on using RL concepts when doing VR2.0. Many were
> the disscussions about what to add and what not to add. Paul used
> his background and that of people he knew to try to keep VR2.0 as
> realistic as possible, but also had to make it shadowruny enough for
> the general public.

VR 2.0 is much better than 1.0 in many respects, and this is one of them,
IMO. I mean, using the matrix with the new rules is much more like logging
onto a host now than all the business with the nodes ever was.

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Gurth@******.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
I like having low self esteem. Makes me feel special.
-> NERPS Project Leader & Unofficial Shadowrun Guru <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Page: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/plastic.html <-

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