Re: TL Tedium

"m" == mike <mikespam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

m> I take your point though. would you also apply the penalty if
m> the equipment was superior, ie: a TL higher ?

How would someone accustomed to pencil and slide rule handle an Apple II
the first time he or she saw it? That's TL6 to TL7, and the equipment
is superior.

How would someone trained in medicine in 1860 (where the discovery that
*germs* cause infection and disease) even know to use antiseptic creams
and antibiotics in 1990? That's TL5 to TL7, and the equipment is
superior.

Both of those justify penalties, I think.

Charlton



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