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Message no. 1
From: Sebastian Wiers <seb@***.RIPCO.COM>
Subject: Cyber Q / caracter idea
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 00:58:08 -0500
OK, got no help on thes before, will try again with revised Q
>
> I'm tryin to make a "gargoyle " caracter, a la Snowcrash. This is a
person
> with exeptional sensory capabilities who makes a living selling rmation.
> How would such a caracter fit in SR? What skills would be best? Would it
> be more apropriate to just be a cybersnoop? (IE news service employee)
I am getting a radio, comlink, Hearing amp, cyber eyes, video link, and data
jack. Other goodies too, but that is the meat.

Can I run a vidphone through my datjack, to send what I see to others?
Do I need more than one datajack If I want to run multiple devices?
What paticular things would infra and ultrasonic hearing tell the listener?
How much more would goggles or smart goggles that look like skades cost?

Thank you
Sebastian
Message no. 2
From: MICHEL RACINE <racim00@***.USHERB.CA>
Subject: Re: Cyber Q / caracter idea
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 02:19:48 -0400
On Tue, 18 Jul 1995, Sebastian Wiers wrote:

> OK, got no help on thes before, will try again with revised Q
> >
> > I'm tryin to make a "gargoyle " caracter, a la Snowcrash. This is a
person
> > with exeptional sensory capabilities who makes a living selling rmation.
> > How would such a caracter fit in SR? What skills would be best? Would it
> > be more apropriate to just be a cybersnoop? (IE news service employee)
> I am getting a radio, comlink, Hearing amp, cyber eyes, video link, and data
> jack. Other goodies too, but that is the meat.
>
> Can I run a vidphone through my datjack, to send what I see to others?

One thing you can do for sure is record what you see in headware memory
and download it to a vidphone after. If you want ta share what you see whit
others in real time, you'll need some kind of headware radio, a camera and
maybe a mini-cpu to drive all the equipment. In Shadowteck,
you'll find the comlink and the cranial deck. And in the NERPS Shadowlore
there is many ideas of this kind. Just take a look...

> Do I need more than one datajack If I want to run multiple devices?

... dunno... If you have a system that gives you the chance to drive
multiple devices (like riggers in corporate security), only one will fit.
But I think that you won't be able to drive 2 devices with one datajack,
you need more equipment.

> What paticular things would infra and ultrasonic hearing tell the listener?

Infrared tells that there is something ahead...
Ultrasonic tells how far it is...

> How much more would goggles or smart goggles that look like skades cost?

Skades? My english is not perfect...

>
> Thank you
> Sebastian
>

You're welcome

Racine
Message no. 3
From: "Lindblom Fredrik, Training" <fredrik.lindblom@*******.TELIA.SE>
Subject: Re: Cyber Q / caracter idea
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 10:20:00 PDT
>> How much more would goggles or smart goggles that look like skades cost?

>Skades? My english is not perfect...

He means Shades, i.e. Sunglasses. The k is only two keys away from the h :-)

I'd say 35k, avail +2/x2, index 1.5 wouldn't be too cheap. (10x)

MxM
Message no. 4
From: Sebastian Wiers <seb@***.RIPCO.COM>
Subject: Cyber Q / caracter idea
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 12:51:24 -0500
>
> OK, got no help on thes before, will try again with revised Q
OK, revised to avoid more confusion.
> >
> > I'm tryin to make a "gargoyle " caracter, a la Snowcrash. This is a
person
> > with exeptional sensory capabilities who makes a living selling rmation.
> > How would such a caracter fit in SR? What skills would be best? Would it
> > be more apropriate to just be a cybersnoop? (IE news service employee)

> Some of the cyber I am getting is :a radio, comlink, Hearing amp, cyber eyes, video
link, and data
> data jack. Oh, and a cyberlimb with built in suvielence gear, and a vcr1.
Other stuff too, so essence is kinda tight- I'd like to externalize as much
as possible. Can not use shadowtech.
>
> Can I run a vidphone through my datajack, to send what I see to others?
The comlink says it can be used with an external phone.

> Do I need more than one datajack If I want to run multiple devices?
I was thinking of running a wrist computer from the datajack, then plugging
things like a phone, a bug scanner, a jammer, and a signal tracker, all into
the computer as "peripherals" and having the computer switch them on and of at
signals from the datajack. OK?

> What paticular things would infrasonic and ultrasonic hearing tell the
listener? What sounds are in that spectrum, and why would I want to hear
them? I ask because they seem like a waste of essence.

> How much more would goggles or smart goggles that look like Mirror shades
cost? They are mentioned as bieng available for smart goggles, and again as
impossible for ultrasound goggles, but never given a cost. I thought maybe
X4, like something built in a cyber limb.
>
> Thank you
> Sebastian
>
This is not a response, but a repost of sorts. So, please respond, especially
if youv'e read this far.

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