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| | |main character = Geocomtex | ||
| | |setting = [[Earth]], mid-[[2000s]]{{Note|The first version of the website would exist by [[2006]], going off the short story ''[[Henry Van Statten (short story)|Henry Van Statten]]'' and the stories set afterwards. The redesign either happened pre-''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'' before being reverted to the original desgin before that story's date of [[Christmas Eve]] [[2007]] or after that date and was reverted sometime prior to ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''{{'}}s date of [[2012]].}} | ||
|website | |writer = BBC webteam | ||
|publisher | |release date = 30 April 2005 | ||
|series | |format = Online fiction | ||
|prev | |genre = Science fiction | ||
|next | |website = ''[[GEOCOMTEX (tie-in website)|GEOCOMTEX]]'' | ||
|publisher = BBC | |||
|series = [[GEOCOMTEX (tie-in website)|''GEOCOMTEX'' website fiction]] | |||
|prev = GEOCOMTEX home page (feature) | |||
|next = Support (feature) | |||
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'''''Products''''' was | '''''Products''''' was the second feature released on the ''[[GEOCOMTEX (tie-in website)|GEOCOMTEX]]'' website on [[30 April (releases)|30 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]<ref name"currybet">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100802061745/http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2005/04/geocomtex-on-the-web.php ''Geocomtex on the web'' on currybet.net via the Wayback Machine]</ref> by the [[BBC webteam]] to coincide with the broadcast of ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''. The feature was framed as [[GEOCOMTEX - PRODUCTS|the in-universe products page]] for [[Geocomtex]]'s [[Geocomtex website|website]]. | ||
The page was given an overhaul at some point between 15 June 2006<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060615182138/http://www.geocomtex.net:80/ ''GEOCOMTEX'' on 15 June 2006] via the Wayback Machine.</ref> and 1 July 2006,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20060701130904/http://www.geocomtex.net:80/ ''GEOCOMTEX'' on 1 July 2006] via the Wayback Machine.</ref> complete with [[:File:GeoComTex logo.jpg|a new logo]] and illustration. | |||
===Version 1=== | == Summary == | ||
[[Readers of whoisdoctorwho.co.uk|You]] are presented with [[GEOCOMTEX - PRODUCTS|the products page]] of the [[Geocomtex website]]. | |||
=== Version 1 === | |||
Geocomtex introduce themselves, claiming that they [[love]] you, your [[business]], and making your [[life]] easier. They tell you they were [[Foundation|founded]] in [[1999]], and later moved on to making the little [[thing]]s in life easier. They claim that they like to be in [[control]] and making your life [[Simplicity|simpler]], looking after "the boring [[stuff]]" while your [[kid]]s go out and [[playing|play]]. | |||
They then list off a series of their [[product]]s. | They then list off a series of their [[product]]s. | ||
===Version 2=== | === Version 2 === | ||
Geocomtex list off a series of their products. | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * Geocomtex list off several of their products: | ||
**[[IE core chip transistor]]s | ** [[IE core chip transistor]]s | ||
**[[Gravitic technology research]] | ** [[Gravitic technology research]] | ||
**[[Bubble memory]] | ** [[Bubble memory]] | ||
**[[Argentum Ordnance (6/9/32 piece packs)]] | ** [[Argentum Ordnance (6/9/32 piece packs)]] | ||
**[[Psychtronic - Electronic Interface hardware]] | ** [[Psychtronic - Electronic Interface hardware]] | ||
**[[Node Stabilised (Lupus and Nocens variants)]] | ** [[Node Stabilised (Lupus and Nocens variants)]] | ||
**[[Ether beam sensing technology]] | ** [[Ether beam sensing technology]] | ||
**[[Telebiogenesis]] | ** [[Telebiogenesis]] | ||
**[[Reduced stature nebulalloy]] | ** [[Reduced stature nebulalloy]] | ||
**[[Bonded polycarbon]] | ** [[Bonded polycarbon]] | ||
*They describe their products as "[[world]]-[[grip]]ping". | * They describe their products as "[[world]]-[[grip]]ping". | ||
=== Version 1 === | === Version 1 === | ||
* | * Geocomtex claim that they "don't like to [[Boasting|boast]]". | ||
* | * Geocomtex was founded in [[1999]] to tackle the [[Y2K bug]]. | ||
* | * Geocomtex aim to "[make] the little [[thing]]s in [[life]] easier". | ||
=== Version 2 === | === Version 2 === | ||
*The page is [[Copyright]] © Geocomtex | * The page is [[Copyright]] © Geocomtex. | ||
== Notes == | |||
[[File:GEOCOMTEX bg bubbles.png|thumb|Decorative [[circle]]s featured in the background of the page.]] | |||
''To be added'' | |||
== | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * [[Geocomtex]] debuted in the episode ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'' and the [[Geocomtex website]] in the short story ''[[Henry Van Statten (short story)|Henry Van Statten]]'', all released on the same day. | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{elx|[http://web.archive.org/web/20050511010337/http://www.geocomtex.net:80/products.shtml The first version of ''Products'' via the Wayback Machine]}} | * {{elx|[http://web.archive.org/web/20050511010337/http://www.geocomtex.net:80/products.shtml The first version of ''Products'' via the Wayback Machine]}} | ||
*{{elx|[http://web.archive.org/web/20100317141544/http://www.geocomtex.net/products.shtml The second version of ''Products'' via the Wayback Machine]}} | * {{elx|[http://web.archive.org/web/20100317141544/http://www.geocomtex.net/products.shtml The second version of ''Products'' via the Wayback Machine]}} | ||
==Footnotes== | == Footnotes == | ||
=== Notes === | |||
{{notelist}} | |||
=== Sources === | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{GEOCOMTEX fiction}} | {{GEOCOMTEX fiction}} | ||
[[Category:GEOCOMTEX | |||
[[Category:GEOCOMTEX tie-in website features]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in 2006]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:52, 19 September 2024
Products was the second feature released on the GEOCOMTEX website on 30 April 2005[1] by the BBC webteam to coincide with the broadcast of Dalek. The feature was framed as the in-universe products page for Geocomtex's website.
The page was given an overhaul at some point between 15 June 2006[2] and 1 July 2006,[3] complete with a new logo and illustration.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
You are presented with the products page of the Geocomtex website.
Version 1[[edit] | [edit source]]
Geocomtex introduce themselves, claiming that they love you, your business, and making your life easier. They tell you they were founded in 1999, and later moved on to making the little things in life easier. They claim that they like to be in control and making your life simpler, looking after "the boring stuff" while your kids go out and play.
They then list off a series of their products.
Version 2[[edit] | [edit source]]
Geocomtex list off a series of their products.
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Version 1[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Geocomtex claim that they "don't like to boast".
- Geocomtex was founded in 1999 to tackle the Y2K bug.
- Geocomtex aim to "[make] the little things in life easier".
Version 2[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The page is Copyright © Geocomtex.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Decorative circles featured in the background of the page.
To be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Geocomtex debuted in the episode Dalek and the Geocomtex website in the short story Henry Van Statten, all released on the same day.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The first version of Products via the Wayback Machine
- The second version of Products via the Wayback Machine
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The first version of the website would exist by 2006, going off the short story Henry Van Statten and the stories set afterwards. The redesign either happened pre-The Runaway Bride before being reverted to the original desgin before that story's date of Christmas Eve 2007 or after that date and was reverted sometime prior to Dalek's date of 2012.
Sources[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Geocomtex on the web on currybet.net via the Wayback Machine
- ↑ GEOCOMTEX on 15 June 2006 via the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ GEOCOMTEX on 1 July 2006 via the Wayback Machine.
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