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"I don't know why I write science fiction. The voices in my head told me to!"
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| Datapack | ||
| A compact device for carrying data. |
I keep thinking about this problem: I have content (let's say MP3s), and I want to play it in different environments, and different devices. Unfortunately, at present, I am forced to purchase the PLAYER with the content.
| In the pounding silence that followed, Pardot Kynes did not look exhilarated from his near brush with death. Instead, he appeared dejected. "We lost all that data." The Planetologist heaved a deep breath. "I could have used our readings to understand those storms better."
Liet reached inside a front pocket of his stillsuit and held up the old-style datapack he had snatched from the pod's instrument panel. "Even while watching out for our lives--I can still pay attention to research." Kynes beamed with fatherly pride. Under the desert sun, they hiked up the rugged path to the safety of the sietch. |
| Technovelgy from Dune: House Harkonnen,
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Wouldn't it be better to just have something to plug into your car stereo, your friends' boombox, or their home unit. Some memory devices are, of course, available; the Sony memorystick, compact flash memory, and so forth.
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