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Re: jumpgate technology (was: Volkswagen B3)
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 20 Oct 2000 16:33:17 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Adrian Drake writes:
> So, your world bases its spacefaring technology on something similar to
> Jumpgate technology from Babylon 5? That always seemed one of the more
> reasonable ways to get from point A to point B.
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> Adrian
This raises a question - how do you first get to the point where you build the
new jumpgate? If it takes you years / decades / centuries to get there, it
would still make exploration and expansion painfully slow.
But of course once you've established the jumpgate, then going back and forth
is *much* faster.
What's my point? I don't know either...
JohnG, GMLTC
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 | | Re: jumpgate technology (was: Volkswagen B3)
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| (...) In Babylon 5, anyway, it works like this: There are two basic types of ships- big capital ships, which often have their own "jump engines", and smaller ships without. Either type of ship can use jump gates. However, niether kind of ship likes (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.space)
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| (...) So, your world bases its spacefaring technology on something similar to Jumpgate technology from Babylon 5? That always seemed one of the more reasonable ways to get from point A to point B. Adrian -- www.brickfrenzy.com (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.space)
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