Message no. 1

From:	Brandon Wiley <podbox!bwiley@**.UTEXAS.EDU>
Subject:	The Matrix (real-world components and relation to representation)
Date:	Mon, 5 Jul 1993 17:15:26 CST

I suppose that this is the best place to ask about this. Lately, I've been
wondering about some representations in the Matrix and their real-world
components. For instance, what exactly is a data node in real life? Is it like
a directory or a hardware component like a HD or a tape drive? Also, what is
distance a representation of? What is distance in the Matrix really? Another
thing, when you're in the Matrix, not in a sytem construct, where exactly are
you? When you're in a system construct, you're interfacing with a specific
computer. When you're in the Matrix, then, what are you interfacing with?