Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sri-unix!bluejay%raven1.DEC@decwrl.ARPA From: bluejay%raven1.DEC@decwrl.ARPA Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: A Matter of Transmission Message-ID: <12224@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 07:56:38 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.12224 Posted: Wed Aug 8 07:56:38 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Aug-84 08:11:35 EDT Lines: 22 Re: the use of matter transmitters to dress you on the way to the theater and cleaning up your insides: Larry Niven's novel "A World out of Time" uses displacement booths for just such a purpose. (Slight spoiler) In one scene, our hero jumps into a displacement booth and pushes the button, trying to get away from the bad guys. Much to his suprise, he goes no where, but he notices that a cloud of 'stuff' appears in the booth across the room. He runs off, and later we find that the colour is returning to his hair, etc... (End spoiler) --------------------------------------------------------------------- >From the flapping feathers of | The above text does not in any ...decwrl!rhea!raven1!Bluejay | represent the views, thoughts, or on the DEC Enet, | or anything else or any person, Raven1::Bluejay | institution, organization, | company, or sentient being, | other than [perhaps] myself.