The question was raised (I don't recall by whom) of how one can see one's dead relatives in Mainframe if most people spend their lives (and deaths) outside the view of Windows, Glasses, and Monitors. I should think the answer is obvious. The data about the dead relatives is extracted from the viewer. That is, when (say) Horn talks to his relatives, it is his own memories of them that are used to create what he sees(*), perhaps with whatever "public record" scaffolding is available to Mainframe to firm them up.
Dave Lebling
(david_lebling at avid.com)
ps: Most sceptics (and I am one) will tell you that this is what is happening during "near-death" experiences as well; perhaps a guide to interpreting Silk's?
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