On 19Nov2019 1435, Phil Pugliese - philpugliese at yahoo.com (via tml
list) wrote:

> Yes, it all figures.Perhaps that's the reason that the J6 upgrade was
> originally proposed?It was about time that the almost 500 years old
> system was upgraded? Also, one of the main reason for establishing
> the Xboat system was to decrease commo time.Does this imply that the
> imperial gov really had no ability for hi-speed commo?It seems to me
> that J3 & J4 couriers would've been avail long before.

I'm sure they were, but not set up using a 'pony express' using set
routes. The thing the x-boat systems brings is consistency. You can set
up a data flow between worlds without having to supply your own courier
ships, including spares, etc., so much smaller businesses can operate
effectively over long distances (and bureaucrats can much more crap up
and down the chain).

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Rupert Boleyn <xxxxxx@gmail.com>