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Message no. 1
From: me@******.net (X3K6A2)
Subject: Software Crusades
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:40:52 +0100
> indicate a much
> more homogenous computing environment.

Somewhere I've seen some interesting article about the matrix.
*search some lists*
http://www.amurgsval.org/shadowrun/megapulses.html
(Read the "So why do Shadowland posts take up so many megapulses?"
paragraph)

That is this article, for me this sounds reasonable.

MFG

X3K6A2
Message no. 2
From: dv8@*************.com (Dennis)
Subject: Software Crusades
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:12:54 +0100
> > It seems to me that a lot of the exact same questions will be
> > discussed in 59 years, but the Shadowrun rulebooks indicate a much
> > more homogenous computing environment.
>
> Well, I'm not sure about homogenous, but the environments
> cooperate with
> each other much more seamlessly.

Well, considering the fact that the Crash pretty much had everyone start
from scratch, and the invention of ASIST and DNI opened up a world of
possibilities. Coupled with the knowledge and experience of their
predecessors, designers had a pretty good fundament from where to start.
This would probably allow for a more harmonised and homogenous
architectural development.

Dennis
http://www.wiredreflexes.com
Message no. 3
From: me@******.net (Hexren)
Subject: Software Crusades
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 15:58:52 +0100
>> > It seems to me that a lot of the exact same questions will be
>> > discussed in 59 years, but the Shadowrun rulebooks indicate a much
>> > more homogenous computing environment.
>>
>> Well, I'm not sure about homogenous, but the environments
>> cooperate with
>> each other much more seamlessly.

D> Well, considering the fact that the Crash pretty much had everyone start
D> from scratch, and the invention of ASIST and DNI opened up a world of
D> possibilities. Coupled with the knowledge and experience of their
D> predecessors, designers had a pretty good fundament from where to start.
D> This would probably allow for a more harmonised and homogenous
D> architectural development.

D> Dennis
D> http://www.wiredreflexes.com

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Maybe concerning the typical end user experience as the Matrix looks
the same for everybody.
But I would not think that Megacorp A uses the
same word processor as Megacorp B and I would not dream of A giving
enough info to B to enable B to implement As file format. Only that
will not be the kind of problem a typical Decker would have cause he
is no end user and has the know how to work around most things, so no
way for it to appear in any book.

My opinion ;)
Message no. 4
From: flakjacket@***********.com (flakjacket@***********.com)
Subject: Software Crusades
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 23:10:11 +0000 (GMT)
Dennis wrote:

> Well, considering the fact that the Crash pretty much had everyone start
> from scratch, and the invention of ASIST and DNI opened up a world of
> possibilities. Coupled with the knowledge and experience of their
> predecessors, designers had a pretty good fundament from where to start.
> This would probably allow for a more harmonised and homogenous
> architectural development.

Fuchi, back during its heyday, sponsored some big gathering/convention of corps that got
together and agreed on a set of 'Universal Matrix Standards' IIRC. Now with the Crash
having wiped a lot of information away, a whole new class of systems - cyberdecks - coming
in, Fuchi having such a stranglehold on cyberdeck design at the beginning, and just for
sdimplicity/commonsense since the Matrix was becoming more and more integral I could see
them agreeing the basics at least.

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