When StarTrek was in its first run, Shatner and Nemoy
learned how to fly. In one episode, Kirk asks for some
hyperspace navigation from Spock and he whips out his trusty
full-size, metal E6b, slides the blade and spins the wheel
and reports some arrival time.

StarTrek also had Compact Flashcards 25 years before the PC,
everybody carried them around and slipped them into card
readers on the consoles and in the arms of chairs. They
also had computers that talked and typewriters that
recognized voice.

Sulu like guns and sword fighting. The women wore dresses
that were so short, they would make the hookers in NYC
blush.




"Crash Lander" wrote in message
...
| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:X6yYg.3090$XX2.1488@dukeread04...
| The Beechjet has a StarTrek matter-transporter that will
| beam the passengers and cargo safely to the ground at
the
| nearest discrete place, then it switches to phaser mode
and
| destroys the aircraft so there is no dangerous debris
| falling on any city.
|
|
| :oints tri-corder towards Mxsmanic and turns to Jim::
| "It's life Jim, but not as we know it! Not as we know it!
Captain!"
| Crash Lander
|
|