Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site abnji.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!mhuxv!abnji!nyssa From: nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho Subject: Re: TARDIS Mass, SIDRATs Message-ID: <818@abnji.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 07:25:39 EDT Article-I.D.: abnji.818 Posted: Fri Aug 23 07:25:39 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 20:01:41 EDT References: <593@hou2a.UUCP> Organization: Terminus Hospital, Incorporated Lines: 20 >Simon Barker (lepine@ctovax.DEC) mentioned SIDRATs in >his article. He says: "...SIDRATs (which preceeded [sic] >TARDISes)..." I thought at first too that SIDRATs were >an earlier version of the TARDIS when I read "The War >Games," but I now believe that the War Chief(?), another >renegade Time Lord, introduced this crude version only >to the War Lord. Can anyone back me up on this? I can back you up. It would appear that the War Chief built a copy of an inferior technology. I do beleive that SIDRATs were a regular down scaled version of the TARDIS, which was all the WC knew enough about to duplicate. Remember, though, that the Doctor was able to recognize them for what they were. -- James C. Armstrong, Jnr. {ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa "If she doesn't scream, the wedding can take place!" Doctor "Don't I have a say in the matter?" female companion "Be quiet" Doctor Which companion, what story?