01-27-2017, 01:47 PM
I suspect (but would need to dig through the timeline to confirm) that the 215 entry is intended to refer to a nanotechnological replicating assembler (a microscopic neumann, essentially).
However, our current take on this sort of thing is that modos are primarily able to create microscopic replicators in controlled environments. While they can make limited microscopic replicators that can operate 'in the wild' for a relatively short time, these rapidly break down or fail to compete with the environment or otherwise fail. Macroscale Neumanns are essentially mobile controlled environments containing various sorts of nanotech/microtech devices (rather like animals) which allow them to consume local materials and make copies of themselves.
Transapients can create Drexler type replicating nanomachines that can operate 'in the wild' with ease and more or less indefinitely, however.
In other words, the entries (or the EG articles behind them) probably need some more extensive tweaking.
Todd
However, our current take on this sort of thing is that modos are primarily able to create microscopic replicators in controlled environments. While they can make limited microscopic replicators that can operate 'in the wild' for a relatively short time, these rapidly break down or fail to compete with the environment or otherwise fail. Macroscale Neumanns are essentially mobile controlled environments containing various sorts of nanotech/microtech devices (rather like animals) which allow them to consume local materials and make copies of themselves.
Transapients can create Drexler type replicating nanomachines that can operate 'in the wild' with ease and more or less indefinitely, however.
In other words, the entries (or the EG articles behind them) probably need some more extensive tweaking.
Todd