John Varley: Science Fiction Technology and Ideas

John Varley:
Science Fiction Technology and Ideas

John Herbert Varley (b. 1947) is an American sf writer. He went to MSU on a National Merit Scholarship, started out in physics, switched to English and then dropped out at 20. After trying panhandling, he decided that writing might be better. He has collected three Hugos and two Nebula Awards.

Invention/Technology	Source Work (Publication Date)
Big Computer - wide-screen Jehovah	Millenium (1983)
Cerebral Microprocessors	Millenium (1983)
Direct Interface - cut NaturallySpeaking out of the loop	Steel Beach (1992)
Display-Induced Epileptic Seizure - you looked, you looked	Press Enter (1984)
Environmental Happening	The Phantom of Kansas (1976)
Gnome - built into life support	Millenium (1983)
Handwriter - tattoo as output device	Steel Beach (1992)
Hoverlimo - hovercraft for hire	Steel Beach (1992)
Interactive Suicide Note	Press Enter (1984)
Lunar Disneyland - underground playground	The Phantom of Kansas (1976)
Padloid - National Enquirer on your tablet PC	Steel Beach (1992)
People-Sorter - catalog them quickly	Millenium (1983)
Post Office - special package delivery	Millenium (1983)
Readout Skin - Gutenberg gets tattoos	Steel Beach (1992)
Revitalizer Console. - perk up your bloodstream	Millenium (1983)
Speedcap - late? Go ballistic!	Millenium (1983)
Tagalong	In the Bowl (1976)
Time Capsule - time traveler's use them	Millenium (1983)
Timepress - time in a bottle	Millenium (1983)
Twonky - trashes the time stream	Millenium (1983)

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