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Re: 400-dt Lab Ship from Traveller
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Date: 
Tue, 28 May 2002 01:22:00 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> > That's the same thing I immediately thought, but I dared not
> > speak it for fear that nobody would understand what on Earth
> > (or in ".space", in this case!) was talking about.  I guess
> > we're dating ourselves, here.
> 
> [set mode="old timer"]
> 
> Feh!  These youngsters don't know how *good* they've got it!
> Why, in *my* day, spaceships looked like pointy cigars with
> *wings*!  And we *liked* 'em!  :-P

   Nah.  High Guard configuration 1 all the way!

   My favorite was always the Safari Ship, with that big ol' window
   in it.  I have wanted to put a big 9-pane window in a ship ever
   since.  Now that I have enough ltgrey windows with trblack glass...

> [/set]
> 
> > (My other immediate thought:  The rings of _Bayern_ from 2300AD,
> > not so aged but still before the day of many folks 'round these
> > parts...)
> 
> I still mourn the death of GDW (Game Designers Workshop).  :-(

   Yes, indeed.  :(

> FWIW, "Traveller" still exists...
> "http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/traveller/"

   That's true!  But I miss High Guard.  I just do.

   LFB



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(...) [set mode="old timer"] Feh! These youngsters don't know how *good* they've got it! Why, in *my* day, spaceships looked like pointy cigars with *wings*! And we *liked* 'em! :-P [/set] (...) I still mourn the death of GDW (Game Designers (...) (24 years ago, 27-May-02, to lugnet.space)

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