From: mikecombs@nospam.com_chg_nospam_2_ti.retro.com   
      
   "Carey Sublette"  wrote in message   
   news:07N0d.798$_G4.314@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...   
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   > So capturing the beamed energy, converting it to electricity, and using it   
   > to power what is essentially a low energy (but extremely high current)   
   > particle accelerator would provide efficient use.   
      
   If you ever get a chance, read "2081: A Hopeful View of the Human Future" by   
   Gerard K. O'Neill.  He talks a bit about beamed-energy powered ion drives,   
   and projects them to be the drive of choice for passenger travel throughout   
   the system.  I bet he went through the same chain of logic you just did.   
      
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