Re: [TML] Every day it seems we're closer to Cyberpunk 2020... Bruce Johnson 30 Jun 2016 17:12 UTC
> On Jun 30, 2016, at 9:44 AM, Grimmund <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: > > > A lot of larger institutions will tend to adopt IMPSTAN values, either because they see it as guaranteeing some minimum quality level, or > > OTOH, planetary governments and smaller, single planet businesses, are free to use whatever they want. > > Their gear tends to have a little more variety. It may or may not meet the Imperial standards, or they may just not have tested it. > > > Local stuff may be smaller, lighter, and "better" than equivalent Imperial gear, but it won't necessarily work on the next planet over. > > Or the Impie gear may not work on the local network, once you get out of range of the downport or your ship. I expect the Imperial standard will largely win out over incompatible local standards just for the purposes of convenience and costs; larger number of suppliers and the economies of scale for the Imperium are ginormous. Also, the long Vilani history of the Imperium will tend to produce standardization; at least roughly within areas corresponding to the different Bureaux. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs