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From:	jaimie.nicholson@********.otago.ac.nz (Jaimie Nicholson)
Subject:	Doctor types?
Date:	Sat, 28 Sep 1996 14:02:53 -0300

Message no. 1 >>>>>[( need some cutting edge biotech type info. Contact me here if you
can help. I will of course be happy to remunerate you for your
knowledge.]<<<<<
-- Squatter <18:57:49/09-28-57>

From:	"Kevin Prier" <PRIER@*******.uoregon.edu>
Subject:	Re: Doctor types?
Date:	Fri, 27 Sep 1996 19:40:09 PDT

Message no. 2 >>>>>[How are you wanting me to help you, Herr Squatter? I have many
knowledge about Biotech and Cyber, and can install or modify them if
this is wanted.]<<<<<
-- Basilisk <03:46:12 GMT/28.SEP.57>

From:	jaimie.nicholson@********.otago.ac.nz (Jaimie Nicholson)
Subject:	Re: Doctor types?
Date:	Sat, 28 Sep 1996 16:18:10 +1200 (NZST)

Message no. 3 *****PRIVATE: Basilisk
>>>>>[I need some info on this thing called Cybermancy. Heard lots of
rumours,
but I need something more. Can you help?

And, no I don't need any installed, or anything lke that, I just want to
hear about it.]<<<<<
-- Squatter <21:13:05/09-27-57>

From:	"Kevin Prier" <PRIER@*******.uoregon.edu>
Subject:	Re: Doctor types?
Date:	Fri, 27 Sep 1996 21:53:11 PDT

Message no. 4 *****PRIVATE: Squatter
>>>>>[Nasty stuff. Very difficult do make work. I know only a very
little about it, but i know someone working on it, at least the
theory. Give me a couple days and i will send some basic
informations.]<<<<<
-- Basilisk <05:52:25 GMT/28.SEP.57>

From:	"Kevin Prier" <PRIER@*******.uoregon.edu>
Subject:	Re: Doctor types?
Date:	Tue, 1 Oct 1996 14:54:51 PDT

Message no. 5 *****PRIVATE: Squatter
>>>>>[Well, it take me a while to get in touch with my friend. He is
mostly cut away from the rest of the world. He can't be tell me
anything specific, only some general informations, and even that is a
risk for him to talk.

Basically, the body is a very complex thing and is constantly
monitoring itself and changing to maintain itself in the environment.
Every time some cyberwares are put into the body, it interferes some
with this feedback and as you know if too much is put in, the body
can't maintain itself any more and the person dies. With better
techniques and refining the equipments, the impact of implanting
cybers can be reduced, but there are still limits of about 40% non-
neural replacements. Neural is much more sensitive and really can't
be replaced above about 5%, only augmented.

Refining the components and techniques is reaching a plateau for
reducing implant trauma, although carefully matching and integrating
cyber components (i.e. installing them as a SYSTEM instead of pieces)
may also help. The next step seems to be Cybermancy.

Cybermancy, at least in theory, will push non-neural replacement
tolerances to 90%+, and maybe even allow neural replacements. It
uses a combination of experimental drugs and magic to keep the
remaining tissue functional. The individual components in the system
have to also be carefully integrated to make sure they are
compatible, and installed in a specially designed regimen. It is a
very intensive process and must be continuously maintained or it
starts to degrade.

This is all just experiment so far, and is only worked on seriously
in a few labs, and very secret. I don't know any labs, but they
would be need much funding, so probably they are in big corporations
or governments. I also never hear of any work on people that have
success over a long period, but that would be secret anyway. I think
it will be many years before this technology reaches a useful level,
and even then it will be too expensive to build and maintain to use
in most areas.

That is all i may tell you now. I hope this helps.]<<<<<
-- Basilisk <22:47:51 GMT/01.OCT.57>

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