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Re: Space Station/Base Names (was Re: Space stations?)
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 28 Sep 1999 00:39:09 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Tom McDonald writes:
> Typical Planetary Disposition
> Planet <----- Orbit ------ Star System ----------------> Deep Space
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> planetary- orbital- system- space- out-
> (underground, asteroid- asteroid-
> surface)
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> base station station station station
> outpost outpost outpost outpost outpost (out-
> port waystation waystation waystation is dropped)
> colony colony depot
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> Typical Population/Staff Amount
> Large and/or
> Varied <---------------- Few and Specialized ---------> Unmanned
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> base port post outpost relay*
> station waystation depot colony terminal
> city terminal platform*
Yuck! I forgot that Lugnet substitutes spaces for tabs made with ^I. It
doesn't show up that way in the web interface message editing window though.
Oh well, do visit the website cuz that's much better lookin. (see prev post)
-Tom McD.
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 | | Re: Space Station/Base Names (was Re: Space stations?)
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| (Edited for cogency!) ---...--- In lugnet.space, Steve Bliss responded: (...) I was thinking along the lines of your original thought. It could still work: "Station Outpost" could be a remote installation in deep space, while "Base Outpost" would be (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.space)
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