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Message no. 1
From: William Gallas <wgallas@*****.FR>
Subject: SR in real world
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 17:51:48 +0100
I just heard about puces (I don't think it's said like this in english)
that would be put in the body (more accurately, in the legs) and which
could send electrical signals into the muscles to allow the man to walk.
These puces could be activated by radio frequences from a small command.
The goal is to allow people to walk in the case they don't have this ability.

Sounds like low-tech cyberware, doesn't it ?


Cobra.

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Message no. 2
From: Adam J <fro@***.AB.CA>
Subject: Re: SR in real world
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 10:23:17 -0700
At 17:51 08/01/98 +0100, you wrote:
>I just heard about puces (I don't think it's said like this in english)
>that would be put in the body (more accurately, in the legs) and which
>could send electrical signals into the muscles to allow the man to walk.
>These puces could be activated by radio frequences from a small command.
>The goal is to allow people to walk in the case they don't have this ability.
>
>Sounds like low-tech cyberware, doesn't it ?

I think I've heard of this before, myself. Not exactly 'cyberware', but
hey, it's getting close.. :)

-Adam J
Who could probably use about 9 essence points worth to bring this body up
to snuff..

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Message no. 3
From: Damon Harper <nomad74@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: SR in real world
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 13:12:22 PST
>I just heard about puces (I don't think it's said like this in english)

pieces?

>that would be put in the body (more accurately, in the legs) and which
>could send electrical signals into the muscles to allow the man to
walk.
>These puces could be activated by radio frequences from a small
command.
>The goal is to allow people to walk in the case they don't have this
ability.
>
>Sounds like low-tech cyberware, doesn't it ?

To an extent. But it's debatable as they don't replace muscle
tissue, they merely give it a jolt of electricity.
Now, that you have heard about that Cobra, read some medical journals
at your local library. They have some doctors that are doing
experiments on people that run a fiber optic leads from small cameras
worn on the head to the optical nerve endings in your eyes(low grade
cyber eyes). It's still very basic right now because your optic nerves
process much more "pixels" than can be on a fiber optic lead, so you
won't be like the 6 million dollar man or nothing, as a matter of fact,
you couldn't read your vision would be so bad... but it is a start.
The same is being done w/ ears. Not exactly the same, but about as
much progress.
Arms are improving too. They are working on robotic arms that
attach to an amputees stump and, with basic muscle movements can obey
the behaviors(and then some) of a real arm. Not really cyberware, IMO,
because as I said, it's not replacing tissue, merely helping out what
you do have. But, again, it's a start. :)


-Vagabond (nomad74@*******.com)
¹vag·a·bond \va-ge-bänd\ adj. 1: wandering, homeless
2: of, characteristic of, or leading the life of a vagrant
or tramp 3: leading an unsettled or irresponsible life

²vagabond n: one leading a vagabond life; esp : tramp


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