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