William of Gates Gives Keynote at PlymDEX 1620

(From the Mayflower Observer.)

William of Gates presented the keynote address at the first PlymDEX, located at Plymouth, off the Cape Cod coast. The Pilgrims invited the local Indians to view the latest sailing and traveling technology, while the Natives held symposia on agriculture and medicinal botany.

William, who dropped out of religious studies in England to start his own business in Holland, decided to travel with the group to the New World after gathering British investors with promises of marked improvement in ship look and operation.

In his speech, William predicted that sailors would be demanding "cool boats" painted with different symbols, and steered with implements other than rudders and whipstaffs.

"Ocean-workers need interfaces that are more similar to their daily lives, so the ships will be controlled with items that look like wood stoves and muskets," William said, calling it "proclamation at your fingertips."

And while ship-based travel may become more popular, William said boat size "will never exceed 640 seats."

Although his speech was warmly received by the optimistic Pilgrim microcosm known as the MicroSaints, a naysaying group called the You-Nix Strangers claimed William's technology was stolen from the Indians.

"Gentleman Gates is taking Native ideas, with the sole purpose of wiping out the competition," said You-Nix spokesgentleman, Linus of Nyrd. He announced the release of his alternate platform, partially named in honor of the Patuxet nation -- called Linuxet.

William shrugged off the accusation, saying he will be partnering with the Indians, and even offered to name the town he plans to build after them: Redman.

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