Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site unc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!unc!rentsch From: rentsch@unc.UUCP (Tim Rentsch) Newsgroups: net.movies.sw Subject: Re: Re: 'Parsec' as a unit of time - (nf) Message-ID: <6774@unc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 17-Feb-84 15:42:08 EST Article-I.D.: unc.6774 Posted: Fri Feb 17 15:42:08 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Feb-84 10:16:45 EST References: <135@iuvax.UUCP> Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill Lines: 6 In times when space warp travel is common, getting into and out of warp quickly might make a HUGE difference in terms of how long the trip takes, because the trip is much shorter. Seen in this light, saying that something was done in "under 17 parsecs" makes a lot of sense, no? Tim