Anybody know why the game is called terran.exe?

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CyberSpyder posted 03-11-99 07:04 PM ET
Well, the topic is basically it. Does anybody know why the .exe for alpha centauri is called terran.exe, instead of, say, alpha.exe?
Rasputin posted 03-11-99 08:39 PM ET
Named that possibly because you start from the ground up? "Terra" is Latin for "Earth." It may also point to the origin of the factions?
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Author	Topic: Anybody know why the game is called terran.exe?
CyberSpyder	posted 03-11-99 07:04 PM ET Well, the topic is basically it. Does anybody know why the .exe for alpha centauri is called terran.exe, instead of, say, alpha.exe?
Rasputin	posted 03-11-99 08:39 PM ET Named that possibly because you start from the ground up? "Terra" is Latin for "Earth." It may also point to the origin of the factions?