Thanks for that it makes sense, and you were correct part of my
understanding was that the technology on which the Virus lived 'mattered'
as long as it was a certain rating also.
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 12:15 PM,
<>wrote:
> **
>
>
>
> 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*.
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
> would have been deserved.
>
>
>
--
If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
would have been deserved.
understanding was that the technology on which the Virus lived 'mattered'
as long as it was a certain rating also.
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 12:15 PM,
<>wrote:
> **
>
>
>
> 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*.
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
> would have been deserved.
>
>
>
--
If the world was fair then every bad thing that has ever happened to you
would have been deserved.