by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
Summary Typhus is a louse-borne disease that killed about 1/3 of those infected, and malnutrition and disease made it worse. As almost everyone in the 17th century had lice and other insects as close personal companions, it spread easily where there was crowding of...
by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
Based on posts by Michael Barthelemy, Karen Bergstralh, Walter Bjorneby Rick Boatright, Walt Boyes, Jody Dorsett, Joe Ennis, Eric Flint, Thomas Hassan, John Leggett, Karl-Johan Noren, Pam (Pogo) Pogianni, and Charles Prael, with additional information from Laura...
by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
Character claim updates since 7b version of the Grid was published, June 28, 2008. To Claim a Character . . . Check out the instructions on the main Grid page. Author: M. Sjostrom Claim: James Robert “Jim Bob” Baker (1980) Date: July 19, 2008 Author:...
by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
31 December 2003 The Dictionary Who knows what all those acronyms mean? Now you do. To add a definition, email them to me. ACRs and DEFs pertaining to the ROF are CLT. 10QThank You (Ten Q) AFAICAs Far As I’m Concerned AFAIKAs Far As I Know AFKAway From Keyboard...
by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech
Here is the initial inventory with one change. We determined downline that some of the 2 1/2 foot gauge cars could be adjusted to either 2 or 2 1/2 foot gauge. Subject: The ROF area narrow gage inventory–October 1, 1632 From: Ernest Lutz Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003...
by Rick Boatright | Apr 6, 2015 | 1632 Tech