Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihlts.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe From: rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe @ N41:48:31, W88:07:13) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Re: Star Trek II question Message-ID: <355@ihlts.UUCP> Date: Fri, 10-Feb-84 10:51:19 EST Article-I.D.: ihlts.355 Posted: Fri Feb 10 10:51:19 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Feb-84 08:22:44 EST References: <340@ihlts.UUCP> <13100005@hp-pcd.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 12 >> Khan was able to use the transporter to steal the Genesis device only >> after he had its exact location. Kirk could not have done it. >> John Eaton There were two differences. Genesis was ACTIVE at the time Kirk could have thought about transporting it away. They could pick up its energy waveforms so they could locate the source. Also, Kirk knew what he was looking for, having seen all the classified material on project Genesis. Khan had no idea whatsoever what Genesis was or did (beyond a few intelligent guesses, I assume--after all, he did have the superiore inntellect, not to mention rrich corrinthiann leathherr). Roger Noe ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe