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- From: jdnicoll@prism.ccs.uwo.ca (James Davis Nicoll)
- Subject: Technology in the Background (was Re: Diamond-hard SF)
- Organization: University of Western Ontario, London
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:51:45 GMT
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- In article <of2RgxW00WB=FlcGtC@andrew.cmu.edu> Patrick C Leger <pl1u+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
-
- >On the other hand, if you are like me and find SF more interesting if it
- >centers on the characters and their stories, and delegates the
- >technology to the background (the way we treat it in day to day life),
- > [...]
-
- Has anyone else attempted to watch a contemporary film from
- the POV of a hypothetical viewer from the past? It is difficult to
- notice technological changes between, say, the 1950s to 1990s, even
- though they are many, either because they are concealed serving in
- the role of older tools, or because the manner in which they
- are displayed makes it hard to figure out what the device in question
- does.
-
- Personal computers stand out. Very little else does.
-
- James Nicoll
-