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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
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Posted: Fri Jun 28 20:13:29 1985
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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...