From:	Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject:	Re: Surgeons as Riggers?
Date:	Tue, 5 May 1998 09:59:44 EDT

In a message dated 5/5/98 4:41:37 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
nomad74@*******.COM writes:

> I could maybe see a very famous, specialized surgeon having his own
> Rigger to set that kind of thing up. I wouldn't think it would be
> standard operating procedure, however. I can't see many patients eager
> to have their doc do the operation from halfway across the world.
> However, a specialized surgeon high in demand, may have to be in two
> places(quite literally) at the same time.

The more I think about this, and the more I consider FASA's current universe,
I would think it would be acceptable on a big level within the corporations.
The Corpers and their flock would get rather used to stuff like this. They
"understand" the necessity of things and the needs of so many people that need
to be met. Also, person-to-person interaction in the world of SR is way
different than we have it here now currently.

> Needless to say, I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap, either.
> PS- I could be convinced that this would be a popular method of
> street docs who 'specialize' in cortex bombs(for obvious reasons).
> >:)

Actually, considering that the cost for standard cyberware is now about "half"
of it's original cost. Robotic equivalents run half that cost (as per R2 and
Cybertechnology indications). The equipment is suddenly not any more
expensive than a current surgical room. And hell, the "cyberhands" part of
the arms could have a LOT of the tools built right in.

Yep, I can see this readily in all honesty...

-K