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From: mnw@trwrba.UUCP (Michael N. Washington)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Re: City On The Edge Of Forever
Message-ID: <1094@trwrba.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 8-Nov-84 11:00:23 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  8 11:00:23 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 10-Nov-84 20:48:13 EST
Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA
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>Didn't McCoy beam down first and then the others followed him down?  I
>thought that was how the story went.  Also, with 6-person transporters,
>how did they beam 7 people up at once?  Wouldn't this overload
>something or scramble parts of someone?  Obviously this didn't happen,
>but it is an interesting question.
>
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McCoy beamed down first, then the others followed.  More than six people
can beam up at once, but only six can be materialized at once.  The episode
that Michael Ansara was in as a Klingon commander, Kirk and party had been
captured on the planet.  Kang (Ansara) ordered all beamed up, so he could
capture the Enterprise.  Kirk ordered the transporter operator to beam all
up, but only materialize the Federation personnell so he could summon
security, then materialized the Klingons (etc.  I haven't seen this 
episode in a while, so my facts may be sketchy).

So, I think more can be beamed up at once, but no more than six can be
materialized at the same time.  The others are saved in the transporter
beams until such time the operator can materialize them.

"Live Long and Prosper!"

Michael N. Washington
TRW E&DS  Redondo Beach, Ca.  90278

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