John Barnes: Science Fiction Technology and Ideas

John Barnes:
Science Fiction Technology and Ideas

John Barnes (b. 1957), sf author with a side interest in semiotics, has written more than a dozen novels. The Million Open Doors series is perhaps his best known work.

Invention/Technology	Source Work (Publication Date)
AIRE - reverse engineering software A piece of software that can break through encryption to determine exactly how a compiled program accomplishes its tasks.	Mother of Storms (1994)
Concrete Boxes - U-Stor-U Self storage for your body - living space designed for people who spend most of their time ignoring their surroundings anyway.	Earth Made of Glass (1998)
Emblok - MP3 player for memories A device that imparts memories into the regrown brain, just like uploading content into a computer's random access memory.	Earth Made of Glass (1998)
Flatscreen Movie - old-fashioned 2D entertainment Like holographic or three-dimensional recordings, but showing only two dimensions.	Orbital Resources (1991)
Folding Computer Terminal A foldable pocket computer.	The Merchants of Souls (2002)
Psypyx - will your memories wind up on Kazaa? A way of gathering and recording mental impressions.	Earth Made of Glass (1998)
XV - share your thoughts Allows anyone to directly experience another person's conscious awareness.	Mother of Storms (1994)
XV Wedge - let me entertain you A piece of entertainment that consists of edited real experience.	Mother of Storms (1994)

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