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Re: Mirrors (first draft)
- To: Brian Mansur <bmansur@oc.edu>, kgstar <kgstar@most.fw.hac.com>
- Subject: Re: Mirrors (first draft)
- From: Brian Mansur <bmansur@oc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 05 Mar 96 12:48:00 PST
- Cc: David <David@InterWorld.com>, hous0042 <hous0042@maroon.tc.umn.edu>, jim <jim@bogie2.bio.purdue.edu>, KellySt <KellySt@aol.com>, lparker <lparker@destin.gulfnet.com>, rddesign <rddesign@wolfenet.com>, Steve VanDevender <stevev@efn.org>, "T.L.G.vanderLinden" <T.L.G.vanderLinden@student.utwente.nl>, zkulpa <zkulpa@zmit1.ippt.gov.pl>
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From: kgstar
To: Brian Mansur
Cc: Brian Mansur; kgstar; David; hous0042; jim; KellySt; lparker; rddesign;
Steve VanDevender; T.L.G.vanderLinden; zkulpa
Subject: Re: Mirrors (first draft)
Date: Tuesday, March 05, 1996 12:55PM
Brian 12:40 PM CT 3/5/96,
>Kelly
>I'm not sure I can handel BMP files. I'm sure I didn't send you a program
>given that my stuff is all Macintosh, and it sound like you are an IBMer.
Brian
I B an IBMer indeed. Not that I know how to use nearly half of its most
elementary programs though.
>Brian
>By the way, something I also plan to get to is an e-mail discussing the
>decel problems with the EXPLORER. Its a great idea if drag can be overcome
>with minimal power losses. Loading the decel/reacel track is also a pain.
>Kelly
>Stoping these things is a nightmare! We can't carry enough fuel (unless
>the ships get EXTREEAME), and we can't beam it, because the beam only
>pushes one way.
>Perhaps we're using these beams wrong? hummm.
Brian
If that "hummm" means that you have an idea, please spit it out. We're
dying here for a cheap decel method that doesn't take at least 50 years to
set up.