Digest Number 493

>I wish there were more situations
>where the 50's and 60's vision of the future were closer to being the
>reality.
Mike,
If you had experienced as I have the Pre-TV world of say, Ice
boxes and ice box size radios, etc. you would better appreciate the
extent to which the '40s and '50s vision actually has become a
reality.

Thanks for your response,

Bob H.

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Subject: [spacesettlers] Digest Number 493

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> 1. RE: Digest Number 490
> From: "Combs, Mike"
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> Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 08:17:00 -0500
> From: "Combs, Mike"
> Subject: RE: Digest Number 490
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> > From: Bob Hardman [mailto:Bsanctuary@...]
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> > I thought these lists were for discussion. Seems we have
> > taken a step backwards, wasting both your time and mine.
> > -Particularly when you notice that I was not promoting the
> > idea, but merely expressing surprise that it had not come up
> > for discussion.
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> Oh, I hope my tongue-in-cheek comments didn't cause offence. I was
just
> trying to provoke a chuckle. Frankly, I wish there were more
situations
> where the 50's and 60's vision of the future were closer to being
the
> reality.
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> > P.S. Tube Cars: Wasn't that one of G.K.O's favorites? -and
> > they make more sense on habitats where you don't have to excavate.
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> Yes, he called them "floaters" in his book "2081".
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> Regards,
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> Mike Combs
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