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Originally Posted by Cappy
There is lore in the Fallout universe that transistors and microchips were either not invented, or were, but not produced in the same way we consider them today. Some of that has to do with the universe of fallout, and the lack of an end to the Cold War.
In the end, it kind of captures that 50's googie architecture at a time when using nuclear weapons was considered much more viable and dangerous.
(sorry btimbit already covered some of that
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They seem to have pretty advanced computer, AI, android, and communications technology. Just their user interface went in a totally different direction, remaining more text based. They never invented LCDs or hi-def and colour TVs remained a high end and ultra expensive tech?