[OT] [I mean totally OT] Re: What can you "new"

[Sean Kelly]

BCS wrote:
> Hello Walter,
> 
>>
>> This would all make for a great scifi story!
>>
> 
> the story I want to puzzle out is that a group of a few thousand people 
> get dropped on a planet with an indestructible encyclopedic reference, 
> really good geological maps and their birthday suits. I've wondered how 
> long it would take to get into back into space. If they can keep society 
> together, I'd bet it would be under 100 years, it might even be under a 
> generation.

I'd bet it takes longer.  Even with incredible knowledge, they'd have to 
build the technology from scratch, starting with improvised tools.