SIMULACRON-3 Literature 1964. Written by Daniel F. Galouye. | |||
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BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU | |||||||||||
1 | Association of Reaction Monitors | BBB | Organizations | Professional Organizations | |||||||
Association of Reaction Monitors Group picketing the Sisken Establishment. | |||||||||||
2 | Autotender | BBB | Technology Products | Robot Models | |||||||
Autotender Automated bartender machine at Horace Sisken's party. | |||||||||||
3 | Ballistoboard | BBB | Sports | Sports | |||||||
Ballistoboard Doug remembers the June 2033 Ballistoboard tournament trophy behind the bar at Limpy's as having been awarded to Morton Lynch, but following Lynch's disappearance, the name becomes Avery Collingsworth. | |||||||||||
4 | ESB | BBB | Drugs | Narcotics | |||||||
ESB Recreational drug. | |||||||||||
5 | Evening Press | BBB | Periodicals | Newspapers | |||||||
Evening Press Only newspaper with report on Morton Lynch's disappearance. | |||||||||||
6 | Foster Opinion Sampling Foundation | BBB | Services | Public Relations | |||||||
Foster Opinion Sampling Foundation A Certified Reaction Monitor, aka pollster, aka busybody, named John Cromwell, CRM #1146-A2, representing Foster Opinion Sampling Foundation, shows up at Horace Sisken's party in Chapter 1 with a Type A priority survey. Horace refuses to answer any questions, quoting Article 326 of the RM code: "Recreational activities are not to be interrupted for monitoring purposes." | |||||||||||
7 | Limpy's | BBB | Nightlife | Nightclubs | |||||||
Limpy's The 33rd Amendment outlawed smoking, leading to the creation of underground nightclubs known as a "smoke-easy", such as Limpy's, where Doug meets Dr. Avery Collingsworth. | |||||||||||
8 | McWorther Lunar Tour | BBB | Travel | Tours | |||||||
McWorther Lunar Tour Doug is asked by an Reaction Monitor on the street about his opinions on fare increases for the McWorther Lunar Tour. | |||||||||||
9 | Reactions, Inc. | BBB | Corporations | Technology Companies | |||||||
Reactions, Inc. Subsidiary of the Sisken Establishment, creator of Simulacron-3. Also known as REIN. | |||||||||||
10 | Scotch-asteroid | BBB | Menu | Mixed Drinks | |||||||
Scotch-asteroid Drink that Doug orders on multiple occasions. | |||||||||||
11 | Simulacron-3 | BBB | Media | Virtual Reality | |||||||
Simulacron-3 Reactions, Inc.'s new social environment simulator. | |||||||||||
12 | The Siskin Establishment | BBB | Corporations | Companies | |||||||
The Siskin Establishment Horace Sisken's main corporation. | |||||||||||
13 | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes | BBB | Music | Songs | |||||||
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Period song played at smoke-easy Limpy's bar. | |||||||||||
14 | Soropson's Scotch | BBB | Beverage Products | Alcohol | |||||||
Soropson's Scotch Alcohol product packaged in a bottle shaped like a bowling ball, advertised in the simulation Doug enters as an observer. "Mellow, smooth - Can you think of a better distiller's product?" | |||||||||||
15 | Two Cigarettes in the Dark | BBB | Music | Songs | |||||||
Two Cigarettes in the Dark Period song played at smoke-easy Limpy's bar. | |||||||||||
16 | Tycho Tumbling Trio | BBB | Amusement | Entertainment Acts | |||||||
Tycho Tumbling Trio Entertainment featured at Horace Sisken's party. | |||||||||||
FICTITIOUS TIMELINE | |||||||||||
17 | September 11, 2029 | Dates | 21st Century: 20s | Events | |||||||
September 11, 2029 Date of Director of Internal Security Joseph M. Gadson's employment application that Doug reviews in the personnel office at REIN. That was five years earlier. He was hired 2 weeks later. | |||||||||||
OTHER | |||||||||||
18 | Hypnostone | Other | Matter | Substances | |||||||
Hypnostone Artifact from Mars' Syrtis Major region. Entertainment featured at Horace Sisken's party. | |||||||||||
19 | Untitled | Other | Themes | Shield, The | |||||||
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