| From: | Richard Pieri <ratinox@***.NEU.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: Hmmm |
| Date: | Mon, 30 Aug 1993 10:36:55 EDT |
>>>>> <MKNABUSCH%ALBION.bitnet@*****.nic.SURFnet.nl> writes:
WTI> Its still the tried and true standard SmartLink but with
WTI> an added feature. For just a few duckets more, a small but
WTI> powerful magnet will be added to the palmlink as well as the guns
WTI> grips. Now this sounds kinda dumb at first.
Yeah, it does:
* It shouldn't have anything to do with the Smartlink itself. It
should be a completely separate piece of cyber.
* A magnet? One, the magnet will mess up the electrical signal of a
smartlink (put a stereo speaker next to your TV some time and see
what happens :-). Two, most firearms in 2050 have a significant
amount of plastic in their construction. That's got to be a pretty
powerful magnet in order to pull a handgun out of a holster. Third,
better hope that there aren't any steel beams, car doors, etc., in
the vicinity or your hand's gonna make a bee-line for them faster
then the gun pops out.
* Woudln't it be easier, and more effective, to make a spring-loaded
holster? Equally quick, and far more Essence friendly :-).
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