[DeTomaso] NPC: Steampunk reference

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Dear Forum,

             Here is a Wikipedia description of steampunk.

"Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features 
steam-powered machinery,[1] especially in a setting inspired by 
industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century. Steampunk 
works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's 
British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic 
future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a 
fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Steampunk perhaps most 
recognizably features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic 
inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and 
is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture, 
architectural style, and art. Such technology may include fictional 
machines like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, 
or the modern authors Philip Pullman, Scott Westerfeld, Stephen Hunt and 
China Miéville. Other examples of steampunk contain alternative 
history-style presentations of such technology as lighter-than-air 
airships, analog computers, or such digital mechanical computers as 
Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine."

             As we and the Panteras age, the anachronistic technologies 
is the most pertinent aspect of steampunk to our favorite sports car.


            Back to our regular programming.

                             Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles
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   Dear Forum,

               Here is a Wikipedia description of steampunk.

   "Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction that typically features
   steam-powered machinery,[1] especially in a setting inspired by
   industrialized Western civilization during the 19th century. Steampunk
   works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's
   British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic
   future during which steam power has regained mainstream use, or in a
   fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Steampunk perhaps
   most recognizably features anachronistic technologies or
   retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19th century might have
   envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on
   fashion, culture, architectural style, and art. Such technology may
   include fictional machines like those found in the works of H. G. Wells
   and Jules Verne, or the modern authors Philip Pullman, Scott
   Westerfeld, Stephen Hunt and China MiA(c)ville. Other examples of
   steampunk contain alternative history-style presentations of such
   technology as lighter-than-air airships, analog computers, or such
   digital mechanical computers as Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine."

               As we and the Panteras age, the anachronistic
   technologies is the most pertinent aspect of steampunk to our favorite
   sports car.

              Back to our regular programming.

                               Warmest regards,  Chuck Engles