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The creators of [[Serial Experiments Lain]] draw on a freaking ''lot'' of sources. The series takes on a whole new meaning when you understand all the [[Shout
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== ''Serial Experiments Lain'' ==
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** It was also the name of one of the earliest cybercafé franchises - which had a branch in Tokyo.
* '''Protocol 7''' refers, probably, to the 7<sup>th</sup> Layer, the neurogenetic circuit, of the ''Eight Layers of Conciousness'' as proposed by Timothy Leary.
** And could also be a successor to the upcoming new internet protocol [
* '''NAVI''', the trademark-turned-noun for computer in the series, is contracted from ''Knowledge Navigator'', a term invented by Apple CEO John Sculley in his book ''Odyssey''. It referred to a computer connected to a vast network where everyone was connected.
* '''Copland OS''' was an unreleased operating system by Apple Computers. See also ''System 7'', its predecessor.
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* The text seen on the blackboard in the classroom is code, written in the C programming language.
* '''NeXT''' (an OS) icons appear on Lain's father's computer desktop.
* "WEIRD" is an anagram for "WIRED".
== Layer 02: GIRLS ==
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== Layer 06: KIDS ==
* The floating mouth that chats with Lain on the Wired is a pretty obvious [[Shout
* Parts of Lain's rig comes from ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170914143417/http://moebius.co.uk/ Moebius]'', a real-world software company that would have been quite new to the market when ''SE:Lain'' was released.
* Actually the URL of the brand in the equipment is ''[http://mebious.co.uk/ Mebious]''. Which contains a Lain related mumbo-jumbo page.
== Layer 07: SOCIETY ==
* During class, Lain programs on her HandiNAVI in the multi-paradigm programming language [
* Nezumi's perspective is viewed through Apple's ''HotSauce'' interface, which was created to give users a novel Internet experience. The program code shown in one scene seems to be a [
== Layer 08: RUMORS ==
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== Layer 13: EGO ==
* Lain's father comments that "[
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== Other ==
* [[The Wiki Rule]]: [https://sel.fandom.com/wiki/Serial_Experiments_Lain_Wiki Serial Experiments Lain Wiki]
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