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!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!eder From: eder@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dani Eder) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Those little cassettes to order food by. Message-ID: <36@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 15:15:17 EDT Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.36 Posted: Mon Aug 6 15:15:17 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Aug-84 19:11:42 EDT References: <345@alberta.UUCP> Organization: Boeing Aerospace, Seattle Lines: 25 >From: makaren@alberta.UUCP (Darrell Makarenko) > >It seems unlikely to me that members of a Starship of the >Federation of Planets would have to charge their hamburger >and fries to different charge accounts. With the billions >of $ that the ship must have cost to build there is no way >Kirk has to pay $.75 for his glass of juice. I think we've >been hanging around too many University cafeterias. What about passengers that are carried periodically? What about special vitamins for crew of race xyzzy? What about knowing what a guy ate, so when he(she) gets sick, the doctors have some idea why. Or calorie counting. Note these little slabs were used in the transporter room and communications and science consoles. They may function as the future equivalent of keys. You don't want just anybody using the transporter or subspace radio. Besides, the bean counters of the world probably DO want to keep track of every glass of OJ. Ask someone who has worked on a government contract. Anyone out there served on a Navy ship? Do they charge by the meal? Dani Eder / Boeing Aerospace Company / ssc-vax!eder