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Docking Computers first appeared in the original Elite game. They were costly, but worth the investment because docking was seriously complex and even experienced players occasionally crashed their ship during docking. Automated docking also was faster. |
Docking Computers first appeared in the original Elite game. They were costly, but worth the investment because docking was seriously complex (for the time) and even experienced players occasionally crashed their ship during docking. Automated docking also was faster. |
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During automated docking, the computer would play "The Blue Danube" by Richard Strauss. Note that this was a pun onto the (very slow) docking scene in movie ''2001: A Space Odyssee'' by Stanley Kubrick. |
During automated docking, the computer would play "The Blue Danube" by Richard Strauss. Note that this was a pun onto the (very slow) docking scene in movie ''2001: A Space Odyssee'' by Stanley Kubrick. |
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Revision as of 21:54, 1 August 2014
A docking computer automates docking into a star port.
Docking computers first appeared in Standard Beta 1.
They cost 4,500CR.
History
Docking Computers first appeared in the original Elite game. They were costly, but worth the investment because docking was seriously complex (for the time) and even experienced players occasionally crashed their ship during docking. Automated docking also was faster.
During automated docking, the computer would play "The Blue Danube" by Richard Strauss. Note that this was a pun onto the (very slow) docking scene in movie 2001: A Space Odyssee by Stanley Kubrick.