RE: PS Re: looking for pics\SPOILER B5

Maybe the M stands for x1000, like in Roman numerals, so the tonnage is 
600,000 which 
would be more in line with expectations. Besides, maybe the need for 
engines and shielding 
bumps the mass-ratio up compared to the station itself?

>On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, Mike Miserendino wrote:
>
>> >>Weight:	600 M Tons		Command Staff:	4
>> 
>> The weight seems a bit off though for a ship that big.  That is 600 
Metric
>> tons, right?  If yes, I was expecting something like maybe 100,000 
Metric
tons.

metric tons should be either "t" or "tonnes"

Rob Paul
NERC Institute of Virology 
Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3SR	  Tel. (01865) 512361
rkp@worf.molbiol.ox.ac.uk
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