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Re: Alternative histories and paralele universes

From:Hawksinger <hawksinger@...>
Date:Sunday, January 3, 1999, 17:31
Carlos Thompson wrote:
>=20 > For my project Hangkerim I was thinking in an alternative history but t=
hen I
> wonder at what extend it would be compatible with other alternative his=
tories
> like those of the Chomros and the Tokana. >=20 > A sumary of what is already published or I expect to publish on > http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/9028/conlang/hangkerim.html begins w=
ith the
> hipothesis of *what if* some big cultures would have developed in Ameri=
ca the
> way they developed on China, India, Mesopotamia and Egypt, but in the o=
ld
> continent the history would have been similar as in our world until the=
y meet
> each others circa 1492 (Gregorian Calendar). >=20
Sounds like an interesting project! But I must admit to wondering how well it would work. Even with the best of intentions, I suspect most of us are rather jealous of our creations. There are a few concultures both my Nowans and T=F4lte could work with but probably not most. --=20 Brad Coon hawksinger@fwi.com http://www.fortunecity.com/rivendell/everquest/624 My Conlang and Conculture pages http://www.ipfw.indiana.edu/east1/coon/web/index.htm Most of my pages including my home page http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/7264 My Outdoor and Primitive Skills Pages http://members.tripod.com/~Hawksinger My wine pages. "Life without adventure is merely existance."--Hawksinger