Re: [TML] Discussion Topic: Ansible Models (non 3I) Jeff Zeitlin 03 Oct 2019 23:33 UTC
On Wed, 2 Oct 2019 20:35:57 -0700 (PDT), Thomas RUX <xxxxxx@comcast.net> wrote: >Hello Cian, > > >I know I've heard of ansible, but not in Traveller, after a search online I found that the device was found in Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. I believe that the original use of the term was by Ursula K. LeGuin in her Hainish Ecumen novels; it has since been widely picked up by just about any author that has faster-than-travel/faster-than-light communications in their novel settings. FWIW, I had a thread on ansibles in Traveller here on the list some time back, wherein I assumed that it was essentially a FTT/FTL "telephone/vidphone" or "rich-media email" system; the results of that discussion were beaten into article shape, and printed as https://www.freelancetraveller.com/features/rules/tech/ansibles.html ®Traveller is a registered trademark of Far Future Enterprises, 1977-2018. Use of the trademark in this notice and in the referenced materials is not intended to infringe or devalue the trademark. -- Jeff Zeitlin, Editor Freelance Traveller The Electronic Fan-Supported Traveller® Resource xxxxxx@freelancetraveller.com http://www.freelancetraveller.com Freelance Traveller extends its thanks to the following enterprises for hosting services: onCloud/CyberWeb Enterprises (http://www.oncloud.io) The Traveller Downport (http://www.downport.com)