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From: jprice@cs.pdx.edu (James Price)
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Subject: Re: We Need A New Name
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Date: 6 Feb 91 23:06:34 GMT
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In article <15470@milton.u.washington.edu> basiji@milton.u.washington.edu (David
 Basiji) writes:
>
>
>        Pod???  You gotta be kidding!  Everybody will associate it
>        with Body Snatcher.  Talk about a marketing disaster...
>        People are suspicious enough of computer technology without
>        implying that it will steal their mind.  Naturally, I can't
>        come up with anything better (alterniverse, God, sensestation...).
>        Of course, if any of these catch, I'll demand credit.
>        Too bad Sensurround is taken.
>
>        david basiji
>        basiji@milton.u.washington.edu

    I agree. It starts to scare me if you call it a pod.

    Heinlein coined the proper term decades ago, the sensies.
        "Why are they called sensies?"
     (Jubal) "Go try one and see"       to paraphrase (?)

    Remember those guys who made up the names for television, telephone,
and radio? I suspect history will rewrite over our files anyways.....
I'm kinda getting tired of the media's games with VR, but I guess, that's
the media. 




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