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Re:Asking the wrong questions by thisrod on Sunday February 05, 2017 @08:18PM (#13575839)
> I think the best one of those I encountered was an SF story where the navigation for FTL was done with slide rules.

As in, you're impressed that someone writing in the 1950s predicted information warfare?

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Re:Asking the wrong questions by pjc50 on Monday February 06, 2017 @04:28AM (#13577917)
I can see what you're thinking, BSG passim, but no. They just hadn't predicted the miniature electronic computer.
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