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The [[Sunbane]] data is a collection of [[Sector File Formats|sector data files]] covering 35 [[sector]]s of [[Charted Space]].  
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* It is also known as the GENII or GEnie data, the GEnie Library.
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The [[Sunbane]] data is an early collection of [[Sector File Formats|sector data files]] covering 35 [[sector]]s of [[Charted Space]]. The name comes from the the server used by the [[Traveller Mailing List]] as a data storage system. Initially created in 1989 by [[Dan Corrin]] to store, and make available, the TML archives. It was shut down in 1994.
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* However, "Genii" / "GENII" is never correct. Please see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEnie - General Electric Network for Information Exchange]. It is often misspelled as GENII.
 
  
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== Description (Specifications) ==
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The existence of the Sunbane server was announced on the [[Traveller Mailing List]] (TML) on October 19, 1989. Network connection, IP address, and domain name (sunbane.engrg.uwo.ca) were supplied by the The University of Western Ontario. It was to be a backup site for the TML message archives. As an anonymous FTP site, it also allowed the members to upload additional data.  
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[[Joe Fugate]] uploaded the sector files to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GEnie&oldid=46491582 GEnie] online service in 1989. This data is know also as the GEnie data (or GENII) for that reason. In 1994 these files were hosted on the Sunbane FTP server (<nowiki>ftp://sunbane.engrg.uwo.ca/</nowiki>, which is no longer available) by the then [[Traveller Mailing List|TML]] host [[User:Dcorrin|Dan Corrin]]. The original files are now collected in the {{HIWG}} archives. This data, in mnay cases is equivalent to the data in the [[Atlas of the Imperium]].
 
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# All of the sector data published in [[Travellers' Digest]] and [[MegaTraveller Journal 03]] use this data. The data was used as the basis for the dot maps in [[Alien - Solomani & Aslan | Solomani & Aslan]] and [[Alien - Vilani & Vargr|Vilani & Vargr]].
 
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# Shortly after being published, {{HIWG}} members updated and added to many of these sectors. They added names and stellar data to most of the data (missing in the original), and expanded upon the original 35 sectors. 
 
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# The Sunbane data continues to be used widely by Traveller fans for their projects. The [[Hinterworlds Sector]] article in [[Challenge39|Challenge 39]] used the Sunbane data as its starting point. The data for the [[Domain of Gateway| Gateway Domain]] sectors was used as the starting point for [[Gateway to Destiny]]. It served as the basis for the [[T5 Second Survey]].
 
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# The Sunbane data, as updated by {{HIWG}}, is distributed with [[Galactic]] and [[Heaven & Earth]], two of the most popular Traveller mapping programs. It forms the basis for numerous online maps. Many of the files at the [http://zho.berka.com/ Zhodani Base] web site use the data.
 
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# This data was widely shared by CD-ROM and snail mail meaning that there are many, many variations on it within the greater community.
 
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# The data eventually ended up on the "Sunbane" and other servers (Missouri Archive, Core, etc.).
 
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# Various amalgamations of the data set ended up incorporated into [[Galactic]], [[H&E]], and other software programs.
 
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# It also ended up on numerous internet fan sites including the(Interactive Atlas of the Imperium, Map of Traveller Charted Space, TravellerMap, and others.
 
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# As it was posted on various sites, more variation occurred including a great deal from the Zhodani Base, which still hosts [[Galactic]] files.
 
  
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== History & Background (Dossier) ==
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On 20th June 1990, [[Mark Cook]] announced he had uploaded the whole of the [[Legacy Astrographic Data|GEnie data]], a collection of 35 sectors covering the whole Imperium generated by [[Digest Group Publications]], for the members to review. In the announcement, Mark indicated that [[Joe Fugate]] granted him permission to published the data to the TML.  
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Traveller [[astrography]] is very difficult to document because it has had many overlapping periods about which even the direct eye witnesses and participants sometimes have profound disagreements. This author can only confess to having reviewed almost forty years of materials, spoken with multiple employees, authors, illustrators, and other participants and tried to piece the best history possible out of the mess. Long live, Traveller! {{Unpublished cite|author=Maksim-Smelchak}}
 
  
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=== Generated Data (1985 to 1999) ===
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On July 31st, 1991, TML Listmom [[James Perkins]] announced the Sunbane server would be the primary TML archive site, keeping both the TML message archives and any and all Traveller material of interest to the TML members. In addition to the GEnie data, the archives held data for other sectors, starship deck plans, maps, vehicle and starship designs, rules and errata, and various programs of interest to the members of the TML. The site becomes the de facto distribution system for {{HIWG}}, as many of the HIWG members are also present on the TML.  
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[[Digest Group Publications]], a Traveller Licensee, with the publication of [[The Travellers' Digest]] (1985) magazine generated several sectors of data, reverse engineering the AotI maps to some success. Their generated data for the 35 sectors of the Imperium was uploaded to the GENII online service in 1989. This data is also know as [[Sunbane]] data. The data is also published in The Travellers' Digest, MegaTraveller Journal, and the other DGP works. The data also serves as the basis for many of the later fan based works and some canon publications.
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# Around 1987, the [[HIWG]] project provided a major source of astrographic data. HIWG divided [[charted space]] into four quadrants, and several smaller sections. In addition to expanding the original Sunbane data, the members also reverse engineered and generated data for most of the sectors published in V&V and S&A.
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The Sunbane server was shut down between June 13th and August 9th, 1994. The TML was moved to MPGN. The files were moved (mostly) to the ftp.mpgn.com site.  
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# In 1990 and 1991, [[Alien - Vilani & Vargr|Vilani & Vargr]] (1990) and [[Alien - Solomani & Aslan|Solomani & Aslan]] (1991) include detailed dot maps, showing the location of star systems across most of the charted space map. Other than the Sunbane data, this data is never released. Fans reverse engineered this data.
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# In the 1990s, There are two main software programs used for viewing, generating, and manipulation the astrographic data: [[Galactic]] (1996) and [[Heaven & Earth]] (1999). These programs are distributed with the Sunbane data as updated by the HIWG team, along with several published data sets (TNE, T4) and fan generated projects. Different releases of the programs have different version of data depending upon what was available to the developers at the time.
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As the primary data upload site for the TML, and at the time the largest and most active Traveller Community, "Sunbane" became synonymous with the data contained on the server.
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# Around 2001 to around 2016, there are several additional projects like, [[Clifford Linehan]]'s [[Core Expedition|Core Route project]], generating data and publish it online. 
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# From the 1980's to the present, access to data during this era required knowledge of the pre-web internet, including subscribing to the [[TML]] or other mailing lists, knowledge of various FTP sites, and being a member of online services like AOL or GENII. Most people still had access to data only via the published works.
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== See also ==
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# As the various Traveller publishers during this era would publish books, the data would be transcribed into various online forms and re-distributed.
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== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
 
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|S1= EXTERNAL LINK: [https://travellermap.com/doc/credits Trav-Map Credits]
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|S2= EXTERNAL LINK: [https://travellermap.com/doc/about#related-sites-and-sources Trav-Map Sites & Sources]
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|S3= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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|S3= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
 
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|S4= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
 
 
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 6 May 2022

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The Sunbane data is an early collection of sector data files covering 35 sectors of Charted Space. The name comes from the the server used by the Traveller Mailing List as a data storage system. Initially created in 1989 by Dan Corrin to store, and make available, the TML archives. It was shut down in 1994.

The existence of the Sunbane server was announced on the Traveller Mailing List (TML) on October 19, 1989. Network connection, IP address, and domain name (sunbane.engrg.uwo.ca) were supplied by the The University of Western Ontario. It was to be a backup site for the TML message archives. As an anonymous FTP site, it also allowed the members to upload additional data.

On 20th June 1990, Mark Cook announced he had uploaded the whole of the GEnie data, a collection of 35 sectors covering the whole Imperium generated by Digest Group Publications, for the members to review. In the announcement, Mark indicated that Joe Fugate granted him permission to published the data to the TML.

On July 31st, 1991, TML Listmom James Perkins announced the Sunbane server would be the primary TML archive site, keeping both the TML message archives and any and all Traveller material of interest to the TML members. In addition to the GEnie data, the archives held data for other sectors, starship deck plans, maps, vehicle and starship designs, rules and errata, and various programs of interest to the members of the TML. The site becomes the de facto distribution system for HIWG, as many of the HIWG members are also present on the TML.

The Sunbane server was shut down between June 13th and August 9th, 1994. The TML was moved to MPGN. The files were moved (mostly) to the ftp.mpgn.com site.

As the primary data upload site for the TML, and at the time the largest and most active Traveller Community, "Sunbane" became synonymous with the data contained on the server.

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Astrography Metadata[edit]

§ == ( Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information: ) == §

Astrography:

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
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