Chapter 12
A loud clatter of gunk music flooded through the Heart of Gold
cabin as Zaphod searched the sub-etha radio wavebands for news of
himself. The machine was rather difficult to operate. For years
radios had been operated by means of pressing buttons and turning
dials; then as the technology became more sophisticated the
controls were made touch-sensitive - you merely had to brush the
panels with your fingers; now all you had to do was wave your
hand in the general dir
