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"Why does a creative person create? It's a type of compulsion. I like to explore new ideas."
- Bart Kosko
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| Wholographik | ||
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| The most versatile copying system ever developed is Eastman Kodak's Wholographik. Turn the print over, cut along the lines with ordinary scissors, distribute the pieces - and each of up to 24 sections will return up to 98% of the base information! |
| From Stand on Zanzibar,
by John Brunner. Published by Del Rey in 1968 Additional resources -
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Compare to Philip K. Dick's Agfom potent-shot from his 1964 novel Clans of the Alphane Moon.
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