None said identical.
How many ways are there of doing the same thing? Are the
differences significant enough for it to be more than minutae?
the way it was written, from everything from computing to jump
drive to weaponry, no.
IMTU, I made Vilani jump drives slightly different in detail from
Solomani, but in canon the system was designed to be abstract so
that those details didn't really amount enough to matter.
I think your misconception is on Virus, though. Doesn't matter
if it's silicon based or carbon organic/synaptic... The hardware
layer is just a medium which Virus is supposed to transcend.
Think of Virus like a prion, not a viral analogy (in biological
terms).
>From my T989
John Potter wrote:
As far as the EW is concerned I have that covered.
I just have a hard time believing that a 6000+ year old 'human'
oriented space faring civilization would have identical
technology base to every other human civilization when they
developed in nearly totally isolation from the other
civilizations. (ie no material or cultural exchanges of
significant note.)
I am ok with an answer of 'because the story is that way" but am
looking for a direct written reference to this effect or
something stating 'yes their tech is different.' so I can do the
research myself.
The resources I have access to myself don't elaborate at all.
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:35 AM, James <
<> > wrote:
--- In
<> , Edward Swatschek
<traveller@...> wrote:
>
> On 12-08-08 19:07, John Potter wrote:
> >
> > 2. The frontier wars seem pointless from a Zhodani point of
view. Were
> > they all started by Imperials?
>
>
> They were all (except perhaps the 4th) started by the Zhodani.
They
> don't want their growth to outstrip their ability to manage
their
> people, so plan on careful and deliberate growth. Into this
environment
> rushes the Imperium, rapidly expanding along their Rimward
flank,
> restricting future growth and reducing Zhodani influence. And
unlike
> the Vargr, the Imperials are unified and thus a greater
potential
> military threat. The wars have been a deliberate policy to
stop
> Imperial expansion in their backyard and keep the Imperium
off-balance.
>
>
> --
> Edward Swatschek - edjs@...
>
At the same time, the Zhodani have taken steps to stabilize the
Vargr states close to them.
The newest Zhodani book (from Mongoose) also ties the later
Frontier Wars in to the Empress Wave, retcons the Wave's velocity
to a parsec per year, and states plainly that the Zhodani see it
coming *and are worried*.
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