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"The writing is clicking away in my head and piling up, and unless I get it on paper somehow it's going to create uncomfortable pressure in my skull."
- Isaac Asimov
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| Accu-Terrain Floor | ||
| A special floor for virtual reality environments that simulates any kind of surface. |
This is probably another name for Needle-Gym; see it for more details.
| The Accu-Terrain floor thrummed beneath my feet to the charge of a hundred hooves. Sensu-Surround earphones brought the stampede roar of panicky beasts thundering toward us, wild-eyed with ardor to survive. |
| From Natulife,
by David Brin. Published by Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1994 Additional resources -
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