In your letter dated 26 Jan 1993 02:03:08 -0700, you wrote:
>
> 1. There was a discussion about how prevalent the knowledge that
> J-6 was capability was availble within the Imperium was. Some
> seemed to feel that the info was kept secret. However, there were
> a number of TNS entries in the early JTAS issues concerning a plan
> to upgrade the X-boat system with J-6 X-boats. This was not long
> before the 5th Frontier War broke out but I still feel that there
> should've been time to implement the plan in some parts of the
> Imperium or at least Core sector anyway. Does anyone have a idea
> whether or not GDW, or anyone else, ever elaborated upon this?
Did they ever elaborate on this? Hmmm...Well, do you have either
The Traveller Adventure or The Rebellion Sourcebook? If so, you
are aware of the peculiar mission of the Imperiallines cargo
compnay. In addition, in the Rebellion Sourcebook, I seem to recall
that they mention that the Imperial Navy has their own system of
J-6 couriers, presumably not available for public use. (The X-Boat
network _is_ available.) Changing the design rules in MegaT, by the
way, shot the X-Boat net in the foot, since the reason it was Jump-4
was basically that that was the biggest jump system that you could
fit into a 100 ton hull. Under the current rules, due to both the
reduction of the fuel requirement and the elimination of the
mandatory bridge rule, 100 ton J-6 couriers are possible.
> 2. Does anyone have any idea at all as to what Marc Miller is up
> to these days? Is he out of gaming altogether?
Not entirely, I gather. Someone from Steve Jackson Games mentioned, during
a usenet discussion last week, that he is still running the GDW licensing
operation at least.
Rob Dean