Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 +2.11; site dcl-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!mcvax!ukc!icdoc!dcl-cs!david From: david@dcl-cs.UUCP (David Coffield) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Space 1999 & Startrek Message-ID: <268@dcl-cs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 25-Jun-85 04:05:01 EDT Article-I.D.: dcl-cs.268 Posted: Tue Jun 25 04:05:01 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 29-Jun-85 01:49:36 EDT Reply-To: david@dcl-cs.UUCP (David Coffield) Organization: Department of Computing at Lancaster University. Lines: 14 Xpath: icdoc ivax Someone recently noted that the replacement of Eagle landers on Space 1999 was not possible due to the fact that the base had very finite resources. He also noted that the Enterprise could easily pop in to a starbase for repairs. What puzzles me is that the 5 year mission of the Enterprise was "to boldy go .." etc and therefore there shouldn't be a starbase in sight if they were chartering unknown territory. Also, how come they knew the name of every planet they visited? Surely they wouldn't have had a name if no-one had been there before. Just a thought .... -- UUCP: ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!icdoc!dcl-cs!david DARPA: david%lancs.comp@ucl-cs | Post: University of Lancaster, JANET: david@uk.ac.lancs.comp | Department of Computing, Phone: +44 524 65201 ext 4150 | Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YR, UK.