Why big ships are too good...(Couldn't resist this)

5 posts ยท Dec 10 1996 to Dec 11 1996

From: Mike Wikan <mww@n...>

Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 06:21:51 -0500

Subject: Re: Why big ships are too good...(Couldn't resist this)

> What's an SSD? Substandard Ship Design?(snip)

Only if you are playing Star Fleet Battles or a B5 Raider...;-)

Really, though it refers to an SFB Ship control sheet. (something, something,
diagram?!?)

From: Bob Blanchett <bob.blanchett@i...>

Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:00:55 -0500

Subject: Re: Why big ships are too good...(Couldn't resist this)

> On Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:02:50 +0000, you wrote:

> I once designed a SSD like this. It had three sections. A core that

Apologies for the following line:

What's an SSD? Substandard Ship Design?

Again my profound apologies.

From: Mark A. Siefert <cthulhu@c...>

Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:14:39 -0500

Subject: Re: Why big ships are too good...(Couldn't resist this)

> Bob Blanchett wrote:

It stands for "Ship System Display." Later,

From: Adam Delafield <A.Delafield@b...>

Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:20:03 -0500

Subject: Re: Why big ships are too good...(Couldn't resist this)

Date sent:  10-DEC-1996 15:18:50

> I once designed a SSD like this. It had three sections. A core that

> Apologies for the following line:

> What's an SSD? Substandard Ship Design?

> Again my profound apologies.

Super Star Destroyer. aka Imperial Command Ship.

The big blue thing in ESB and ROTJ.

From: Bob Blanchett <bob.blanchett@i...>

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 10:30:08 -0500

Subject: Re: Why big ships are too good...(Couldn't resist this)

> On Tue, 10 Dec 1996 11:21:51 +0000, you wrote:

> What's an SSD? Substandard Ship Design?(snip)

Nice to see you got the joke, I remember SSD's when they didn't have tables on
them! Some people are *dreadfully* serious around here!