From:	Lehlan Decker <decker@****.FSU.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Damn books (was Re:Mo' bettah Cyberdoodads)
Date:	Wed, 6 May 1998 09:50:37 -0500

>
> At 01:56 PM 5/5/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >a wonderful writer) or Koke. I haven't read TechnoBabel yet, and
> >most likely won't get around to it for awhile. So instead I buy and
> >read BinB, but am I missing the background from not reading Techno?
> >So do I buy the book, read it, and then summarize it for my players
> >so they know what's been going on? See what I'm getting at?
> >Usually I buy every sourcebook and most modules, but pick and choose
> >novels, since some authors are better then others.
> >Just my grip perhaps.
>
> I don't think that you miss out. In this case, BinB shows you what happens
> on a global scale to the corps, how they affect the world, and what the
> runners can do to affect these changes. TechnoBabel tells a side story of
> how some of this stuff was actually setup, and what happened in the
> background. I know from the story why Lanier sold his shares to the
> Corporate Court, but 99.9999999 percent of the world wouldn't.
>
> I used to work at Ford, so I was right there when some decisions were made.
> So I might know more about why their stock is doing something, or why
> they're not making the Thunderbird right now. But you can still follow
> along in the papers and journals to figure out what Ford is doing, and
> predict fairly well where they're going. I just happen to have a little
> extra background.
>
Well that's good to hear. From the comments I had seen on the list, I
was starting to wonder. :)
Guess I should get off my butt, and go snag a copy of BinB :)


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