Re: GZGL FT Fast FTL drives.

Eric Fialkowski <ericski@micron.net> wrote:

>Didn't the fleet book say that the AI warships were too good at it and
>destroyed one another.  Or maybe I'm thinking of something else...

Something else.

>Regardless, I don't see a problem of information drones that have
multiple
>jumps per day capability.  It could have multiple AI's for navigation
and
>maybe special computers that have a quicker turn around time.	They'd
be
>small courier sized (or less) ships with minimal crew capabilities
(more as
>an after thought) and bunches of RAM (I wouldn't even hazard to guess
the
>size: Petabytes, Exabytes, BubbaBytes).

The FB specifies that the FTL transition messes up AIs even worse than
humans, and they have to shut themselves down prior to a jump. However,
they do "recover" much faster than their weaker biological counterparts.
I
can see an arguement for an automated courier with a much higher speed,
but
no real ablilty to react to unforseen events.

>On a semi related note, how do people handle interstellar
communications?
>Courier boat, telepaths, ansible, some FTL communication, etc?  Is the
>official(tm) method courier boat?

I don't think there is any "official" method, but my vote's for courier
drones (Mass 4, engines, computer, and that's it).

Schoon