Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxw.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!eagle!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihuxw!rtf From: rtf@ihuxw.UUCP (sparrow) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Re: Star Trek II question Message-ID: <732@ihuxw.UUCP> Date: Tue, 13-Mar-84 09:20:09 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxw.732 Posted: Tue Mar 13 09:20:09 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Mar-84 07:16:01 EST References: <340@ihlts.UUCP> <13100005@hp-pcd.UUCP> <355@ihlts.UUCP> <887@sdcrdcf.UUCP>, <389@ihlts.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 13As to the ongoing discussion as to why Kirk did not use the transporter to destroy the Genesis device, I submit the following argument. Kirk DID think of it when he said they would beam over and stop the device. David then said bluntly, "You can't". This means the only use would be to beam the device as far away as possible which was already discussed here earlier and dismissed. This is the way I remember it. sparrow