27 Jul
2001
27 Jul
'01
1:25 p.m.
On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, Bryan Pope wrote:
Have you read Neuromance by William Gibson? In the book they have
computer protection called "Black ICE" which can kill someone trying
to break into a computer over the network.
If I remember correctly, the 'netrunner' character class in the Cyberpunk
RPG has a direct neural interface to the net, and (h|cr)ack with it. The
danger in that comes from the ability of the netrunner's adversaries to
crack into that interface and do nasty things like stop the netrunner's
heart.
Gives a whole new meaning to "reach out and touch someone".
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Jeffrey S. Sharp
jss(a)subatomix.com