Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxs!eagle From: eagle@ihuxs.UUCP (John Blumenstein) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Those little casettes to order food Message-ID: <590@ihuxs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 14-Aug-84 17:16:07 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxs.590 Posted: Tue Aug 14 17:16:07 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 15-Aug-84 01:29:42 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 21 After seeing all the possiblities of this question, I don't think anyone proposed this solution to the food cassettes. What if the cassetes were not cassettes at all but food packettes. These food packettes are compressed meal totally containing the food the requester wants. They stick this packette in and the machine adds water making a instant meal. (French Chief eat your heart out) The only draw back to this solution is - how did the tribbles get into the food processor in the "Trouble with Tribbles" (My favorite episode)? bon appettite!!!! -- Spock never says "live long and prosper" to tribbles John T. Blumenstein ihuxf!eagle