 | | Android vs. Droid vs. Automaton (Re: 4x2ReVu: 7141 Naboo Fighter)
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(...) The problem I see with using these terms is that Webster's Dictionary defines android as "having human features" (which the R2 units definitely do not have). Consequently, one couldn't use the 'droid term either because it is just a (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 7141 Naboo Fighter
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(...) ITYM "ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster". HTH. HAND. J (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Sadly all the reviews were lost when something happened at my ISP and all web content at my site was lost including all the reviews, listings, skull craag keep large images, forestmen's cave images and that small javascript search engine. Cool (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 7141 Naboo Fighter
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(...) John is most certainly right. In the novelization that I just finished reading, it was spelled with an apostrophe ('droids). Since this was written by Lucas himself, I'd have to imagine that it appeared that way in the script also. -Jonathan (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 7141 Naboo Fighter
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(...) It's two things in one: The proton torpedo launcher (hence the blue cone), plus something to make the ship stand higher when on the ground (kinda looks like it's floating, like in the movie). (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I figured it was there for something for kids to hold while "flying" their ship around the room. It works pretty well for this purpose. (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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Um, R2-D2 is called a DROID though, right? And what is DROID short for? ANDROID. I think in the original script or somewhere R2 and C-3PO were called 'droids. Now, they've dropped the apostrophe. -John (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) whoops! (blushing) that's one of those words that you put in place because you can't think of the right word at the time (and forget to replace during editing). sorry about that, chief! ..joseph g (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) I think he meant to say "droid". As in R2-D2. Franklin (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: 4x2ReVu: 7141 Naboo Fighter
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In lugnet.reviews, Joseph Gonzalez writes: <snip> (...) <snip> Android? ~Mark (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.starwars)
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