From:	Lorden <westln@***.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Tactical Computer
Date:	Tue, 1 Jul 1997 10:40:27 -0400

On Jun 29, 12:30, Shadowrun ML demon <shadowrn-ml@*******.hanse.de> wrote:
> Subject: Re: Tactical Computer
>
> Gurth <gurth@******.NL> writes:
[pieces snipped]
> > or low-light but not both at once, then only the die for the currently
> > active system should be added, IMO.
>
> I disagree. It would be a trivial thing to do to hook up the
> Tactical Computer to all possible input sources - even if the human
> brain can only process one at a time and hence hase to choose between
> Low-Light, IR and the like. I think the TacCom rather uses the direct
> input than the one filtered through the human brain... another point
> is: With Cybereyes you always have to chose which spectrum you want to
> access - the desciption says that you add all sensory enhancements up
> to the level not making a difference between whether the human brain
> accesses them at that moment or not.
>
> Later,
> Georg
>
> - --
>-- End of excerpt from Shadowrun ML demon <shadowrn-ml@*******.hanse.de>

I believe a computer system and a human can take more than
one form of input at a time. I was under the impression that a
troll with natural thermo has that on all the time. In addition
he would have his normal vision on all the time. The trolls
processes both pieces of information to create a composit image.
The result of the composite maybe that he just knows some things
are warmer than others. It might help with edge detection who
knows for sure.

As for a computer system. I would think that the various systems
would be added together. The thermo might be used to find
hot spots of interest that are then visually enhanced by the
system. I often view such systems as a VR world. Each sense
gets painted into the world. The result is then mapped to
the limited input system of user.



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