FYI: Drexler article on Mars

I thought folks on this list might be interested in reading a 1984
space exploration aritcle by K. Eric Drexler. Here is the link:

http://www.foresight.org/NanoRev/Mars.html

What an excellent article. Thanks for passing that along.
I came within an inch of titling an article of my own (http://members.aol.com/oscarcombs/case_spc.htm) "The Case Against Mars", then decided to go positive rather than negative and re-titled it "The Case for Space". Now I'm glad I didn't engage in accidental plagiarism.
I think Drexler is spot on about what lies in the minds of those who advocate Mars over all other space activities. I know, because I've spent my fair share of time arguing with them.

Regards,
Mike Combs