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Naturally, this gets spiced up for TV land. |
Naturally, this gets spiced up for TV land. |
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As a result, computers on TV often bear only superficial resemblance to their real life counterparts. In fact, they are often just a [[ |
As a result, computers on TV often bear only superficial resemblance to their real life counterparts. In fact, they are often just a [[Clarke's Third Law|21st-century substitute for magic]]. A [[Techno Wizard|Computer Wizard]] ''is'' a literal wizard. Evoking arcane words with their keyboard, they cast spells into the infinite (and physically real) realms of [[Cyberspace]]. |
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For computers which are ''literally'' magical see [[Magitek]]. |
For computers which are ''literally'' magical see [[Magitek]]. |
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Everyone either owns a computer, or uses them as part of a job, or has been at least exposed to them.
Naturally, this gets spiced up for TV land.
As a result, computers on TV often bear only superficial resemblance to their real life counterparts. In fact, they are often just a 21st-century substitute for magic. A Computer Wizard is a literal wizard. Evoking arcane words with their keyboard, they cast spells into the infinite (and physically real) realms of Cyberspace.
For computers which are literally magical see Magitek.
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