Conversation 555: LAIR ORB / wiresinglass

A brief convo with Interfacing about the times they made computer parts with glass

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ID Character Dialogue Conditions Links
0 None
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1 None
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2 Interfacing This isn't just glass -- these are old computation components.
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3 You These are computer components?
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4 You [Discard thought.]
5 Interfacing Yes. Filament memories. From the time when wires were cast in glass; slides with an inlaid nervous system.
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6 You [Finish thought.]
7 You "Hey Kim, look -- old cybernetics." IsKimHere()
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8 You How'd they do that? And why?
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9 Interfacing The 'how' was a closely guarded secret. Something that was locked in safes and human heads across the river where they were manufactured. As to why? Your fingers don't know.
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10 Kim Kitsuragi The lieutenant tilts his head, watching the light glimmer on the glass. "So it is. I think these used to form a single system, slotted in the wall."
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11 None
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12 None
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13 You "So this is all that remains of Feld R&D?" Variable["tc.feld_electrical"] and Variable["boardwalk.asked_kim_about_panes_of_glass"]
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14 You "Could this be part of the Feld Playback Experiment?" Variable["tc.feld_tape_computer"] and Variable["boardwalk.asked_kim_about_panes_of_glass"]
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15 Kim Kitsuragi He nods. "The rest of the building seems to have been picked clean."
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16 Kim Kitsuragi "These? No. These are old filament memories. I hope you're not expecting to find that device here -- you will be disappointed."
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17 Inland Empire All you will find here is pain.
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18 Encyclopedia The 'why' is easy -- because they hadn't come up with modern silicon-based systems yet. For vitreous-cast filament memories, though, these seem incredibly advanced.
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