Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 9/27/83; site hplabsb.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabsb!morrell From: morrell@hplabsb.UUCP (Michael Morrell) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Re: A linguistic question Message-ID: <2684@hplabsb.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Dec-84 18:24:10 EST Article-I.D.: hplabsb.2684 Posted: Fri Dec 28 18:24:10 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Dec-84 01:43:24 EST Organization: Hewlett Packard Labs, Palo Alto CA Lines: 9 > If you mean, which came first in the ST universe ... > If you mean, which came first in the TV series ... I think what he meant was whether the term "dunsel" existed before the "Ultimate Computer" episode was written, possibly as a naval slang term or was it created ("coined") for that episode by Gene Roddenberry (who wrote it). I wish I had the answer, but at least I can clarify the question!