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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="95%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>T O P I C ��� R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>colin</b> <br /><small>Member # 217</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,8,15,22,1,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">September 15, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">10:01 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> A possible chronological chart showing evolution from the Daedalus to the Galaxy <P>Daedalus Class->Constitution Class->Excelsior Class->Ambassador Class->Niagara Class->New Orleans Class->Nebula Class->Galaxy Class<BR>[Freedom Class is an offshot of this evolutionary tree]<BR><P>------------------<BR><BR>takeoffs are optional; landings are mandatory <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Sol System</b> <br /><small>Member # 30</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,8,15,22,54,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">September 15, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">10:54 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Hmm. Well, if we go by registries, and make a few big assumptions about certain ships from ST VI, a roughly chronological list of ship classes would go...<P>Daedalus<BR>Oberth<BR>Constitution<BR>Miranda<BR>Soyuz<BR>Constellation<BR>Excelsior<BR>Sydney<BR>Korolev (One of those ST VI assumptions.)<BR>Challenger (Another one...I think. Or maybe I've lost my mind)<BR>Federation (Ooh, a TMP+Fandom one!)<BR>Antares<BR>Ambassador<BR>Apollo<BR>Hokule'a<BR>Wambundu<BR>Niagara<BR>Surak<BR>Istanbul<BR>Merced<BR>Mediterranean<BR>Renaissance<BR>Steamrunner<BR>Springfield<BR>Yorkshire<BR>Olympic<BR>New Orleans<BR>Chimera<BR>Prometheus<BR>Nebula<BR>Zodiac<BR>Saber<BR>Rigel<BR>Akira<BR>Norway<BR>Freedom<BR>Andromeda<BR>Galaxy<BR>Cheyenne<BR>Danube<BR>Bradbury<BR>Nova<BR>Defiant<BR>Intrepid<P>Keep in mind that I make no claims as to the factual nature of this list. It's simply organized along the basis of earliest registry number per class. But it can provide an interesting foundation for further, uh...research. Yeah, that's it.<P>------------------<BR>"Recombination, then Viacom; Safeway."<BR>--<BR>Soul Coughing <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>The First One</b> <br /><small>Member # 35</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,8,16,4,11,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">September 16, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">04:11 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Actually, you're going at cross-purposes. Trinky-Winky's proposing an evolutionary tree, which can only be doomed to failure - after all, we don't know how many other classes there might be involved, ones we've never seen or never heard of. And I don't think the <i>Niagara</i> should be in there. It seems to be an <i>Ambasssador</i> variant, with little contributing towards the <i>Nebula</i>.<P>And a list of classes in chronological order is meaningless too. After all, we still don't know what registries represent, and several ship classes are probably being developed simultaneously. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Bernd</b> <br /><small>Member # 6</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,8,16,5,29,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">September 16, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">05:29 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> A chronological order is a starting point, but is probably not sufficient. I think a tree should be created, based on the distinct "design families" like Constitution-Miranda-Constellation and Galaxy-Nebula. Secondly, the ships should be grouped by age (Constitution prior to Miranda), as far as it is known. Thirdly, connections could be made between ships of different ages, but similar purposes (e.g. Daedalus --> Constitution). Finally, it could be speculated how one ship design could have influenced another one that has nothing in common but certan design features (e.g. New Orleans saucer shape --> Galaxy).<P>I remember there was such a tree at Utopia Planitia, but with several branches I couldn't agree with. Someone still have it?<P>------------------<BR>*Obscure humorous pretentious Gaelic-Latin signature*<BR><A HREF="http://www.uni-siegen.de/~ihe/bs/startrek/" TARGET=_blank>Ex Asterige Scientia</A><p>[This message has been edited by Bernd (edited September 16, 1999).] <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>The First One</b> <br /><small>Member # 35</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,8,16,5,58,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">September 16, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">05:58 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Yes, there was. It could probably do with updating. I don't think I have it anymore, but someone will. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Fabrux</b> <br /><small>Member # 71</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(1999,8,16,15,53,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">September 16, 1999</span> <span class="timeformat-0">03:53 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> A tree can be found at the Daystrom Institute Technical Library <P>------------------<BR>All hands, brace for impact!<BR>WHAM!! <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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