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"In 1977, it took about eight months for a slightly faster more refined mechanism to put punk in the window of Holt Renfrew. It's gotten faster ever since."
- William Gibson
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| Stim-Crib | ||
| A cradle that provides virtual reality experiences to tiny tots. |
When I read this, I was somewhat shocked. However, people do provide small children with access to Nintendo GameBoy...
| Tommy junior thrives as his stim-crib eases him into the gaudy multi-world. He'll grow up in Chitown, and on Mars, in mythic Greece and a neolithic clan. He'll roam forests, to know what we've lost. As a teen, he'll live out fantasies lads of my time only imagined. Still, even his generation will learn to tell what's real. Reality is what still hurts when you take the suit off. |
| Technovelgy from Natulife,
by David Brin. Published by Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1994 Additional resources -
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