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From: Paul Gettle RunnerPaul@*****.com
Subject: A few new questions...
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 20:14:03 -0500
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At 09:00 AM 2/21/99 -0500, Ereskanti@***.com wrote:
>> 2) can a cranial cyberdeck run programs with the character jumping
into
>> the ASSIST, and essentially going comatose as usual? sort of an
>> "offline" mode? this would make sense, especially if said
character had
>> an encephalon.
>
>I am going to make a leap and assume you meant to say "withOUT the
>character...". In theory, with an Encephalon, the answer would be a
yes, but
>it would be the equivalent of a "Cool/Cold" operations, and you would
not get
>the full benefit of the deck's improved response levels.
Additionally,
>Reality Filters, IMO, would not work in this case.
>
>R2 would call this "Captain's Chair" mode.

Really? I was under the impression that R2's "Captain's Chair" mode
still involved ASIST immersion.

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