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{{quote| ''[[This Is Spinal Tap|"Quite exciting, this computer magic."]]''}}
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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.
Everyone either owns a computer, or uses them as part of a job, or has been at least exposed to them.
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Naturally, this gets spiced up for TV land.
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 [[Arthur C. Clarke (Creator)|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]].
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]].


For computers which are ''literally'' magical see [[Magitek]]. See also [[Clarke's Third Law]].
For computers which are ''literally'' magical, see [[Magitek]].


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Latest revision as of 19:15, 20 September 2020


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.