by "Joel Olson" <joel_olson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Apr 28, 2008 at 06:36 AM
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> Frankly, I am surprised. During "golden age of SF" the notion of
> individualized consumer products was not in fa****on (pun intended),
> and Asimov's futures, AFAIK, were even more collectivist and
> conformist than most.
>
Wells was clearly the fore-runner, had everyone wear canvas pants.
