Posted by jamesgibbon on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Conflict-episode-tp1490213p1490221.html

"Pam McCaughey" wrote:
> Thanks, Marc for addressing this issue. I think its interesting that UFO did
> try, like Trek, to deal realistically with legitimate scientific details. It
> makes the story more believable, and adds to the plot of the episode. There
> are some who consider sci-fic to be a waste of time (saying the future has
> not turned out as writers/TV shoews depicted it), but in fact this is
> something of a mistake. UFO predicted cordless and cell phones, video
> conferencing, desktop computers, etc.

Hi Pam,

This is interesting - where in UFO do we see desktop computers?
As
far as I can recall, it's always 'the computer' implying a
central,
monolithic sort of thing.

I totally agree on your general point about sci-fi - I often
think
that programmes like Star Trek inspire scientists and designers
to
come up with things in 'real life' that they are familiar with
from
fiction. It's fair to say that some sci-fi writers are
visionaries
in the true sense of the word - Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clarke
spring to mind in particular. Did I spell Asimov right? Doesn't
look right the way I've typed it :)

Cheers
James