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From: "Richard C. Osterhout" <rcoster@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: ultrasound eyes
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1993 17:55:11 -0400
On Mon, 9 Aug 1993, Robert Watkins wrote:

> >
> > This idea is not very well thought out. The optic center of the brain
> >is not very well equiped to see sound. You would be better off giving the
> >person cyber ears and the upper range hearing modification. The person could
> >then pinpoint the position of the enemy and fire accordingly. The only problem
> >then is that dog whistles would get really annoying.
> > SHADE
>
> I agree that the optic center can't see sound. However, it's not trying to see
> sound. Like in the ultrasound sight, the sound waves are sent out, the echos
> are returned, and then interpreted into a VISUAL reference.
>
> --
> Robert Watkins
> bob@******.cs.ntu.edu.au
> ************ It wouldn't be luck if you could get out of life alive. ***********

isn't this what i just said??? :)

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