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Originally Posted by Sirtel
I'm rereading a SF novel written in 1982. I first read it in the early 90's and didn't notice then, of course, but... a good part of the novel takes place in the 22th century and not a personal communication device in sight. They still use payphone-like kiosks/booths when out and about. Of course, that's to be expected with a novel 40 years old and it's unfair to whine about it, but still... sigh. Most SF just doesn't age well.
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The Chanur Saga (C. J. Cherryh) has actual magnetic cassette tapes being used. It's always a bit jarring when a mention of them comes up.
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lot of fiction only a few decades old, sometimes it feels like the book would be 90% shorter if some character had a cell phone. So of course, modern books always have characters breaking/losing their phones or conveniently going out of range of a tower.