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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{quote|''[[This Is Spinal Tap|"Quite exciting, this computer magic."]]''}}<br />
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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.<br />
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Naturally, this gets spiced up for TV land.<br />
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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|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]].<br />
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For computers which are ''literally'' magical see [[Magitek]]. See also [[Clarke's Third Law]].<br />
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