Bis and Computers

Bis is latin for doubled.  The use as improved came from places like
the MiG-15 as noted. (P.S. It shold be in the dictionary).

Computers:  Actually if you know nothing at all about computers the computer
rules work rather well.  (Since when Traveller was first published I knew
nothing about  computers, except that you could play games on them, I had no
troubles with the rules).  Still the rules aren't too bad considering that
they were written by someone who at the time knew virtually nothing about
computers. (At the time Traveller was first published the only computer
anyone at GDW had any experiance with was an old Tandy which was mainly used
to play an unwinable Dungeon game).  They do effectively limit what a ship
can do versus other ships, which is primarily their purpose.  At any rate,
for my house rules I modified the rules as follows:

	Assume the chart on p.13 book 2 is for TL 5.
	Combine the CPU/Storage columns into one for capacity
		Note: this eliminates Bis models.
	On even TL cut the cost by 1/3
	On odd TL shift the capacity down by one row i.e. the model two
		becomes model 1, etc.
		I projected the top of the chart at a capacity of 20.
	I never modified Software, but I had considered subtracting a
	constant from the capacity for the routine Data Bases and stuff.
	This would make ground based computers more effective.

					Tom H.