>>What does this mean? Two things:
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>>1) There are always exceptions to the rule,
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>>2) Doc in UF is paying through the nose,
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>Or, more likely, (3) the Hitchhiker's Guide author is mistaken on this
>point, as he is on a couple of others. }:-{D

Or possibly (4), the Editor in Chief hadn't standardized the tech base in the UF universe yet, and it didn't occur to him that such a thing would be really disproportionate and ought to be hyperdrive-equipped.

Hell, even the Daytona from Hell has to have an external attachment the size of a bus to travel at warp speeds.

*sigh* Another piece of fallout from the fact that I was also a lousy editor in the early nineties. :)

(No, Doc, that doesn't mean I'm going to make you change it. It just makes me sigh, that's all. :)

--G.
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Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor in Chief, Netadmin
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