a recording of the (entire) contents of a person’s mind
In quot. 1954, referring to the memory tapes of a robot.
This is an electronic brain-tape message…. Do not be alarmed.
Everywhere Toory was admired…. Toory glowed inwardly. His brain-tapes received the warmth.]
Mother’s Little Boys took the body out and disposed of it, and Mother’s braintape was put into safekeeping by those who would never harm it.
Zhir stardrive kills anything larger than a single cell; anyone who wants to travel between worlds has to have a braintape played into an android body.
People travelled by having braintapes downloaded into android bodies or clones, while their originals stayed at home.
antedating 1946
Jerry Shelton, in Thrilling Wonder Stories
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