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From: Troy <T.Hoskison@********.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: rigs
Date: Thu, 20 May 1993 20:20:29 +0100
On Thu, 20 May 1993, Dave The Shade wrote:

>
> Thats my problem. If a jack is a direct neural interface with i/o ability then
> neither riggers nor deckers need more. If a jack is merely a input mechanism -
> one that only allows viewing, then why stick metal in your head - surely by
> 2054 VR goggles would be fast and vivid enough to perform the same function.
> Moreover, there is no need to implant a rig in someones body if he still has t
o
> go through the physical acts of piloting. And if a rigger controls a vehicle b
y
> just thinking about it (by simulating in his mind the act of physically piloti
n
> g) then again a i/o brain jack should do.

Hey I guy can control a vehicle via a datajack. How I see the difference
between a Datajack and a VCR is that though a datajack you have to
actually think about driving the car. Where as a VCR reacts to reflexes
and so you can drive the car without really having to think about it.


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