Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ssc-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!eder From: eder@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dani Eder) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Those little casettes to order food by Message-ID: <31@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Aug-84 17:05:29 EDT Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.31 Posted: Thu Aug 2 17:05:29 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 5-Aug-84 00:13:14 EDT References: <1539@pegasus.UUCP> Organization: Boeing Aerospace, Seattle Lines: 19 [2 August 1984] Possible rationale for insertion of cassettes: they are like the little boxes I have seen used with photocopiers, they only authorize the use of the machine. The food server operates like the elevators, by voice command. It just monitors anything said in its vicinity for the last 60 seconds or so, and identifies anything on its 'menu'. Then when the 'credit slab' is inserted, the food system delivers the order. Have you noticed how much a removable data cartridge resembles the slabs used in ST? The ones used by Hewlett-Packard on their 264X series terminals are even the same size as the ones in ST. Many technologies used in ST are either here now, or just beyond what is state of the art. The exceptions are space transportation (darn it) and matter transmission. Dani Eder / Launch Vehicle Group / Space Systems Division / Boeing Aerospace Company / "Tomorrow, you can be anywhere"