Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!alb From: alb@alice.UUCP (Adam L. Buchsbaum) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: the controls Message-ID: <3926@alice.UUCP> Date: Fri, 28-Jun-85 20:13:29 EDT Article-I.D.: alice.3926 Posted: Fri Jun 28 20:13:29 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Jun-85 04:36:09 EDT References: <344@ll1.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 9 The interesting thing about the ST controls was that they were actually functional. The controls really did do things (in terms of lighting, triggering other effects, etc.) This did create problems, though. For instance, legend has it that, upon rewiring the helmsman's panel for a special lighting effect, the producer instructed George Takei to press a certain button at a certain time to start the sequence. George adamantly refused, insisting that THAT button was used to fire the phasers and for nothing else. The panel had to be rewired again...