Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!oliveb!apple!voder!berlioz!andrew From: andrew@berlioz (Andrew Palfreyman) Newsgroups: comp.ai Subject: Re: Simulation vs Reality Summary: Be Cool Message-ID: <136@bach.nsc.com> Date: 27 Apr 89 04:49:29 GMT References: <11314@bcsaic.UUCP> Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara Lines: 19 In article , fn@jung.harlqn.uucp (Mr Beeblebrox) writes: (he's just this guy, you know...) > There has been a certain amount of discussion as to whether a simulation > of a meal could be good enough to be in effect a meal, or thereabouts. [..] > The Simulated Meal Syndrome ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ for example, Taco Bell (UK: Golden Egg:-) > [..] > Similar to the hurricane, imagine a computer systemn that could simulate > not the meal itself (pictures etc) but can generate all the right signals > [..] I don't have any philosophical problems with this; it's long been referred to in SF circles as "the reality machine". Small nibbles at the periphery are starting now - the data glove, the data suit. It's just the pragmatics which might be a little problematical. -- Andrew Palfreyman USENET: ...{this biomass}!nsc!logic!andrew National Semiconductor M/S D3969, 2900 Semiconductor Dr., PO Box 58090, Santa Clara, CA 95052-8090 ; 408-721-4788 there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip