[TML] Molding Ships

[Charles Prevatte]

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> [mailto:tml-bounces at travellercentral.com]On Behalf Of Timothy Little
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 12:14 AM
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> Subject: Re: [TML] Molding Ships
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> On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 09:38:31AM -0400, Charles Prevatte wrote:
> > More like 1000's yes, sorry, I had assumed that would be a given.  A
> > modern PC would be more powerfull than all the "computers" that
> > existed in WW2.  It would chew through egnima in a hour or so.  All
> > posible setting!
>
> An interesting other effect is that we now have vastly more advanced
> cryptography in other respects.  For example, asymmetric ciphers make
> key exchange vastly easier and their computation can be done with
> primitive equipment.  Even in symmetric ciphers, we have strong ones
> that can literally be carried out with pencil and paper in reasonable
> time and yet not broken in years even focussing our comparatively
> enormous computational abilities.
>
> The advancement of cryptographic theory has in many ways been more
> important than the increase in raw computational power.  In a
> Traveller-like setting, it should not be assumed that technologically
> backward societies would also be ignorant of theoretical developments.
> I don't think you'd be breaking Enigma-strength systems on a Traveller
> world of any TL.  Even a bronze-age culture could have understood and
> implemented some of our currently strong systems.
>

True, IF they are up on current theory.  The system could be isolated, and
has lost the knowledge.

Charles L.
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