Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site sdcc6.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc6!ix925 From: ix925@sdcc6.UUCP (Steve Lau) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: The controls Message-ID: <2138@sdcc6.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 03:02:57 EDT Article-I.D.: sdcc6.2138 Posted: Wed Jul 10 03:02:57 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 16-Jul-85 03:27:45 EDT Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 28 Has anyone noticed the LACK of controls on board the Enterprise? For such a complex ship, you would think that there would be a lot more controls then they have. My only explanation for this and for the lack of labels is that maybe the controls had more then one use. When in flight between planets, there would be no need for controls to run short range planet scanners or atmosphere readings or "dyno-scanners." I say that instead of taking up so much room, they would automatically switch the same controls to stuff like monitoring navigation, warp engines etc. If they did label them, it would be confusing and would take up a lot of space. This still doesn't explain how everyone could run the ship, but remember, the people running the Enterprise are highly intelligent. Maybe they are forced to learn all the controls. It's a semi-military enviorment and they could be easily trained. Steve Lau UCSD Academic Computing Center "Feedom?! You speak the sacred words!!" "You're so obesessed." "OBSESSED?! I'm not obsessed!!"