Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site rochester.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!rick From: rick@rochester.UUCP (Rick Floyd) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Cloaking - (another reason not to) Message-ID: <7248@rochester.UUCP> Date: Sun, 3-Jun-84 18:37:35 EDT Article-I.D.: rochester.7248 Posted: Sun Jun 3 18:37:35 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Jun-84 19:59:48 EDT Organization: U. of Rochester, CS Dept. Lines: 17 The novelization of Star Trek III mentions in passing the effect that cloaking has on occupants of a ship: "...the cloaking device put the creature's temper on a thin edge. It had a similar effect on people. Once in a while it would, without warning, drive someone mad. But this time everyone survived the transition sane." This suggests that the device would only be used in cases of extreme desperation and/or ruthlessness. Since Federation commanders aren't supposed to be either desperate or ruthless... rick floyd uucp: (seismo | allegra)!rochester!rick arpa: rick@rochester exointernet: sol>rochester>rick