Thank you. I was waiting for someone to recommend Notes to this guy. With that many users, and large files, I can't think of a better solution than Notes spread across a few DEC Alpha servers. (It even manages to be stable on NT. A worthy feat in and of itself)
The jumping around that you mention is Shaftoe having a flashback to an earlier fight. Stephenson uses this device several times with Shaftoe, I think it is a wonderful way of approximating to the reader just how disorienting flashbacks could be to a shell-shocked soldier.
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Thank you. I was waiting for someone to recommend Notes to this guy. With that many users, and large files, I can't think of a better solution than Notes spread across a few DEC Alpha servers. (It even manages to be stable on NT. A worthy feat in and of itself)
The jumping around that you mention is Shaftoe having a flashback to an earlier fight. Stephenson uses this device several times with Shaftoe, I think it is a wonderful way of approximating to the reader just how disorienting flashbacks could be to a shell-shocked soldier.