SNOW CRASH Literature 1992. Written by Neal Stephenson.

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Total Records: 27 - Medium: LITERATURE

#	Record Name	Group	Category	Subcategory
BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU
1	Admiral Bob's National Security	BBB	Services	Security Services
	Admiral Bob's National Security Beneath this image, it is possible to see Hiro's eyes, which look Asian. They are from his mother, who is Korean by way of Nippon. The rest of him looks more like his father, who was African by way of Texas by way of the Army -- back in the days before it got split up into a number of competing organizations such as General Jim's Defense System and Admiral Bob's National Security.
2	Buy N' Fly	BBB	Retail	Gas Stations
	Buy N' Fly Convenience store.
3	CIC	BBB	Corporations	Companies
	CIC The for-profit organization that evolved from the CIA's merger with the Library of Congress.
4	CosaNostra Pizza	BBB	Dining	Pizza Parlors
	CosaNostra Pizza Mafia pizza parlor. CosaNostra Pizza doesn't have any competition. Competition goes against the Mafia ethic.
5	CosaNostra Pizza University	BBB	Education	Vocational Schools
	CosaNostra Pizza University Pizza delivery a major industry. A managed industry. People went to CosaNostra Pizza University four years just to learn it.
6	Cruiseways, Inc.	BBB	Corporations	Companies
	Cruiseways, Inc. CosaNostra Pizza #3569 is on Vista Road just down from Kings Park Mall. Vista Road used to belong to the State of California and now is called Fairlanes, Inc. Rte. CSV-5. Its main competition used to be a U.S. highway and is now called Cruiseways, Inc. Rte. Cal-12.
7	Fairlanes, Inc.	BBB	Corporations	Companies
	Fairlanes, Inc. CosaNostra Pizza #3569 is on Vista Road just down from Kings Park Mall. Vista Road used to belong to the State of California and now is called Fairlanes, Inc. Rte. CSV-5. Its main competition used to be a U.S. highway and is now called Cruiseways, Inc. Rte. Cal-12.
8	General Jim's Defense System	BBB	Services	Security Services
	General Jim's Defense System Beneath this image, it is possible to see Hiro's eyes, which look Asian. They are from his mother, who is Korean by way of Nippon. The rest of him looks more like his father, who was African by way of Texas by way of the Army -- back in the days before it got split up into a number of competing organizations such as General Jim's Defense System and Admiral Bob's National Security.
9	Kelley's Tap	BBB	Nightlife	Nightclubs
	Kelley's Tap Chain of pubs.
10	NeoAquarian Temple	BBB	Religion	Temples
	NeoAquarian Temple The deep, computerdesigned imprints of suburban boys' fat knobby tires paint giant runes on the clay, like the mystery figures in Peru that Y.T.'s mom learned about at the NeoAquarian Temple. Through the windows, Y.T. can hear occasional bursts of either firecrackers or gunfire.
11	Ng Security Industries	BBB	Industrial Companies	Industries
	Ng Security Industries Cyborg Mr. Ng's security company that invents rat things.
12	RadiKS	BBB	Services	Shipping and Storage
	RadiKS In the rearview, flashes of orange and blue. The parasite is not just a punkout having a good time. It is a businessman making money. The orange and bluecoverall, bulging all over with sintered armorgel padding, is the uniform of aKourier. A Kourier from RadiKS, Radikal Kourier Systems. Like a bicyclemessenger, but a hundred times more irritating because they don't pedal undertheir own power -- they just latch on and slow you down.
13	The Raft	BBB	Vehicles	Watercrafts
	The Raft A huge collection of boats containing Eurasian refugees.
14	Reverend Wayne's Pearly Gates	BBB	Education	Higher Education
	Reverend Wayne's Pearly Gates Also known as Cult Of Asherah. Religious organization.
15	Rife Advanced Research Enterprises	BBB	Services	Security Services
	Rife Advanced Research Enterprises The answer comes back a few minutes later, as she's riding out of the office park, pooned onto a nice Mercedes: Rife Advanced Research Enterprises. RARE. One of these high-tech outfits. Probably trying to get a government contract. Probably trying to sell sphygmomanometers to the Feds or something like that. Oh well, she just delivers 'em. She gets the impression that this Mercedes is sandbagging -- driving real slow so she'll poon something else -- so she poons something else, an outgoing delivery truck. Judging from the way it's riding high on its springs, it must be empty, so it'll probably move along pretty fast.
16	U-Stor-It	BBB	Services	Shipping and Storage
	U-Stor-It Storage facility.
MAKE BELIEVE MAP
17	The Clink	Map	Detention Centers	Correctional Facilities
	The Clink They are taking her to The Clink. The bastards. She pounds on the glass withcuffed-together hands, leaving sticky hand-prints. Let these bastards try towash the stuff off. They turn around and look right through her, the guiltyscum, like they heard something but they can't imagine what.
18	Cruiseways, Inc. Rte. Cal-12	Map	Transit Routes	Thoroughfares
	Cruiseways, Inc. Rte. Cal-12 CosaNostra Pizza #3569 is on Vista Road just down from Kings Park Mall. Vista Road used to belong to the State of California and now is called Fairlanes, Inc. Rte. CSV-5. Its main competition used to be a U.S. highway and is now called Cruiseways, Inc. Rte. Cal-12.
19	Fairlanes, Inc. Rte. CSV-5	Map	Transit Routes	Lanes
	Fairlanes, Inc. Rte. CSV-5 CosaNostra Pizza #3569 is on Vista Road just down from Kings Park Mall. Vista Road used to belong to the State of California and now is called Fairlanes, Inc. Rte. CSV-5. Its main competition used to be a U.S. highway and is now called Cruiseways, Inc. Rte. Cal-12.
20	The Hoosegow	Map	Detention Centers	Correctional Facilities
	The Hoosegow Premium incarceration and restraint services.
21	The Metaverse	Map	Worlds	Universes
	The Metaverse A collective virtual shared space created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space, including the sum of all virtual worlds, augmented reality, and the internet.
22	Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong	Map	Urban Areas	Neighborhoods
	Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong Much of the world's territory has been carved up into sovereign enclaves, each run by its own big business franchise, or various residential burbclaves - quasi-sovereign gated communities.
OTHER
23	Ed Meese	Other	Money	Currency
	Ed Meese Hyperinflation has sapped the value of the US dollar to the extent that trillion dollar bills known as Ed Meeses are nearly disregarded, and the quadrillion dollar note known as the Gipper is the standard "small" bill.
24	The Gipper	Other	Money	Currency
	The Gipper Hyperinflation has sapped the value of the US dollar to the extent that trillion dollar bills known as Ed Meeses are nearly disregarded, and the quadrillion dollar note known as the Gipper is the standard "small" bill.
25	Kongbucks	Other	Money	Currency
	Kongbucks The official currency of Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong.
26	Rat Things	Other	Living Things	Animals
	Rat Things Semi-autonomous guard units, cybernetic personal defensive guards found in and around Mr. Lee's Greater Hong Kong. Engineered from pit bull terriers surgically augmented with cybernetic components, Rat Things are named for their long, flexible tails.
27	Untitled	Other	Themes	Shield, The
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