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Message no. 1
From: "Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject: Hayden's Question
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 10:42:03 -0700
Robert Hayden asks:

>>What was Sam Verner (did I get the name right?) Was he a
>>programmer/doftware developer or was he just a wage slave doing something
>>as maundane as secretarial work? I ask because he had a copr-installed
>>datajack.

From "Into the Shadows" right? I think he was something more than your average
wage slave because he was good enough to do real decking and control a
helicoptor (assuming I'm remembering the correct story).

See Ya in Shadows,
Jason J Carter
The Nightstalker
Message no. 2
From: Richard Pieri <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Hayden's Question
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1993 14:06:34 EDT
>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Carter, Nightstalker
<CARTER@***.EDU> writes:

Jason> Robert Hayden asks:
> What was Sam Verner (did I get the name right?) Was he a
> programmer/doftware developer or was he just a wage slave doing something
> as maundane as secretarial work? I ask because he had a copr-installed
> datajack.

Jason> From "Into the Shadows" right? I think he was something more than
Jason> your average wage slave because he was good enough to do real
Jason> decking and control a helicoptor (assuming I'm remembering the
Jason> correct story).

The "Secrets of Power" trillogy.

He was a Renraku wage slave that they decided to "upgrade" with a datajack
to "increase his efficiency". He also flew an ultralight as a hobby, so
could get by giving an Osprey's autopilot some guidance.

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