--- Kenneth Stone <knots4kcs at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Is it coordinates that a teleporter needs or a > > clear visualization of > > > the target location? > > > > Either I believe - though I don't know what > > "coordinates" means. I > > seem to recall that in _Taltos_ "coordinates" are > > inserted into one of > > Vlad's sorcerers, presumably by sorcery. > > This goes back to that whole geography discussion > and how much math is known and by whom. (Did I > get that right Mark? :-) Jerry thinks so. > My working hypothesis > is that both visualization and coordinates can be > used, and more skill is required for coordinates > (and a greater knowledge of math ... I bet a nickel that "teleport coordinates" means "sufficiently clear visualization", not mathematical coordinates. Someday we may find out. -- Jerry Friedman __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ http://photos.yahoo.com/ph/print_splash