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From: Dave Stone <dstone@******.DREAMSCAPE.COM>
Subject: Re: Cyberware-free decking
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 11:31:51 -0400
On Mon, 14 Aug 1995, MENARD Steve wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Aug 1995, ZAC PARSONS wrote:
> > In SRII it is stated in the beginning of the decking section that there
> > is a net that goes over the head that can be used instead of a
> > data-jack. Later in the matrix combat section it does not explain about
> > what initiative the net goes on and such. So I don't know If this would
> > make someone a turtle or what. I'm asking because I have a mage
> > character who wants to get into decking but doesn't want any cyberware.
> > If you have any other suggestions please tell me.
> The way I see this, it would qualify as keyboard-only decking(not
> quite as bad as tortoise, but bad enough). The 4 states(full-cyber,

I think it'd be normal, personally. It's based on Gibson's
stuff, and his deckers weren't tortoises...;)

Dave

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