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From: ccrdave@ucdavis.UUCP (Lord Kahless)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: the controls
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Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 00:41:36 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 11 00:41:36 1985
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> 
> 	We all realize that the sets for S.T. were minimal, and done
> on a small budget, and unlike Star Wars, were not the star of the
> show, but the controls have always bothered me.  Do you realize that
> not a single control or indicator on the entire ship was labeled? 
> Okay, so the regular man at that post would know the controls, but
> how about someone filling in during an emergency?  Not even the
> emergency type equipment was labeled!  Everyone would have to know
> every single control on the ship!!!
> 

And not one brand or manufacturer name on the whole ship!  Come
on, those subcomponents would have been subcontracted out.  The
San Francisco Navy Yards couldn't build EVERYTHING!  Take a look
at a twentieth century Naval ship or Army post some time.  Keyboards
by I.B.M.  Ammo by Winchester.  Microwave ovens by Litton, etc. etc.

Picture how much more natural the Enterprise would have looked with
some manufacturer and model names, a few even in English.  If you
think I've been drinking Glow Water, watch a tape of Blade Runner
a few times....