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| Micromind A computer helper. (From Tides of Light [1989] by Gregory Benford) |
| Moddy A plug-in personality module; a firmware device that gives the user the personality desired - ROM to your brain's RAM. (From When Gravity Fails [1987] by George Alec Effinger) |
| Microsoft A small piece of firmware inserted into the brain that provides data on a particular subject, or special features, for the user. (From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson) |
| Ice Dart A variation on an old locked door mystery idea. (From Nanotime [1987] by Bart Kosko) |
| Padloid A tawdry news publication on a PDA, or notepad, device. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Chirpsithra Supercomputer An alien race thoughtfully provides mankind with blueprints for the most intelligent computer ever made. (From The Schumann Computer [1979] by Larry Niven) |
| Sparkers A device used to deliver small amounts of electric current to chirpsithra, who use it for the same reason humans use alcohol. (From The Schumann Computer [1979] by Larry Niven) |
| Hoverlimo A hovercraft for hire, with servility built in. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Direct Interface A form of computer interface that inputs text into a computer by thinking. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Flexitime A work system that actually tells you when you've put in your time. (From Master of Space and Time [1984] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Planck Juice A continuous pre-quark force-medium with no distinguishing characteristics (it's mostly gluons) (From Master of Space and Time [1984] by Rudy Rucker) |
| Handwriter A text input device implanted in your skin. (From Steel Beach [1992] by John Varley) |
| Gas Giant Large planet consisting primarily of gas with a solid core. (From Solar Plexus [1941] by James Blish) |
| Canola Oil Vegetable oil refined for use as fuel (From Virtual Light [1993] by William Gibson) |
| Fractal Knife The blade uses a fractal geometry to increase its cutting surface. (From Virtual Light [1993] by William Gibson) |
| Chunker A device that fires small cubes of rubber; a non-lethal form of riot control. (From Virtual Light [1993] by William Gibson) |
| City Fathers A set of computer systems which run every mechanical system in a city. (From Cities in Flight [1957] by James Blish) |
| Towel A simple scrap of cloth with surprisingly many uses. (From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams) |
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