: I don't have any of the documentation with me, but if I remember correctly
: when I read the Marathon 1 manual many years ago, it simply explained
: teleportation as one of the "joys of the 24th century"; the
: timeline states that teleporters came into use in Sol c.2319, and this is
: explained in the original marathon-a search of this site would be a good
: start. The story buffs will probably be able to do a much better job
: finding explicit evidence and explanation from Bungie than me.
Only references to teleportation in Marathon are in the M1 manual:
From the Intro:
Through the degenerating clouds of the airlock passageway, instead of looking upon the Tau Ceti starscape, you see the Tuncer Mirage Effect: space blurring and focusing in diminishing cycles. The TME is commonplace to you, humanity has used teleporters for almost five hundred years, and you yourself have been teleporting since before you were born. But you've never seen the TME cover an area so big before, and never at all without a landing pad. And yet another first: a space fighter materializes right in front of your eyes.
And on Page 14:
Aahhh, life in the glorious 28th century. Walking into a jump pad will instantly transport you to a new location. The computer will usually tell you which Jump Pads transport you where.
"usually"... MUAHAHAHAHA....
Cheers
Hamish
