Parachronic Projectors

A “parachronic projector” is a
device that enables a quantum or two-
quantum conveyor to cross quanta. It
consists of an enclosed “stage” sur-
rounded by equipment. It can be set to
dispatch or retrieve a conveyor.
A projector’s size depends on how
much mass it can move. Van Zandt’s
first projector filled a large laboratory.
The largest modern projectors can
move up to 300 tons at once, and
occupy most of a city block. An “aver-
age” projector requires enough hard-
ware to fill a small auditorium, and
can move two tons.
A projector requires a great deal of
energy to operate. This can get expen-
sive, but for a large projector, the cost
per unit of mass remains low enough
to be negligible – even when moving
relatively low-value items, such as
grain and ore.
Projectors are very costly. Infinity
quotes a base price of $100 million
for the simplest installation with a
two-ton capacity; prices only go up
from there. Thus, only governments,
eccentric billionaires, and large cor-
porations can afford their own projec-
tors. But since the cost to transport
people and goods is relatively low,
projectors routinely handle a dozen
transits per day.