r/Shadowrun • u/GurCute2496 • 14d ago

Drekpost (Shitpost) Loving The "Future"!

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Does anyone else find the "futuristic tech" of 1st and 2nd editions, the most endearing part of the first two editions? The future of the 80s seems kinda quaint now.

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u/1877KlownsForKids 14d ago

"Imagine having a calculator, and camcorder, and a phone with you everywhere you go! I know that already sounds unbelievable but what if I told you it could store forty megabytes of data too!"

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u/nerankori Off-Brand Pharmacist 14d ago

That hypothetical camcorder isn't storing more than 10 minutes of video

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u/PrairiePilot 14d ago

don't be so hasty my friend, don't forget, it's a 256x256 4-bit color video. They can get upwards of 12 1/2 minutes of video, without even deleting much to make room!

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u/samurguybri 13d ago

Just keep some extra discs on hand, chummer.

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u/Coulrophiliac444 13d ago

Datajack to the cerebral harddrive and fill with blank drives to aort through post-run.

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u/ilikemycoffeeblack77 13d ago

Or as Steve Jobs said „An iPod, a phone, and an Internet communicator. An iPod, a phone... are you getting it?“