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Article #8240Re: Simulation vs Reality
From: Andrew Palfreyman
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1989 04:49
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1989 04:49
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In article <FN.89Apr25091425@jung.harlqn.uucp>, 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.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!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> <FN.89Apr25091425@jung.harlqn.uucp> Organization: National Semiconductor, Santa Clara Lines: 19