Re: Re:1900's was: COLONIAL WEAPONS

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Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 3:08 AM
Subject: Re: Re:1900's was: COLONIAL WEAPONS

> >spread the settlements out across the planet in say 5 to 10
> >thousand each. (helps to stave off a planetary natural
> >disaster wiping out the whole venture.) Anything smaller
> >would I think be either a military or corporate venture with
> >very specific aims not a self sustaining colony.
> >
> >Don
>
> Psssst....  (don't tell the Pilgrims who settled in the New World that
they
> weren't considered to be a viable colony.  Better yet, don't tell the
> Americans that they don't really exist except as a commercial venture
of
> Her Royal Majesty of England...)
>
I knew this was coming but, you must admit there are at least a few
minor differences in crossing an ocean and a star system...)

We were originally the property of the Virginia Company...and
a commercial venture.....