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From: CSvax:Pucc-H:Physics:crl@pur-ee.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Maximum speed of Enterprise
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Date: Thu, 13-Oct-83 10:57:50 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct 13 10:57:50 1983
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The problem with relying on blueprints, tech manuals, etc. about the
Star Trek universe, is that, at least in the past, none of them were
"official".  That is, the creative staff of the series/movies were
not consulted.  I know this to be the case for the pre-movie "era".
While I believe Roddenberry approved the tech manuals and the like,
I believe I remember him saying that he felt no compulsion to keep
to it.  Thus, for one, there is probably no such thing as a dreadnought.
I have not bought any of the post-movie stuff, so I cannot say one 
way or another.  Perhaps someone who has them could tell me what, if
any, authenticity it was given.  I remember looking at the poster
cut-away and thinking, "The scale is all wrong", but it's been a 
while now.

Charles LaBrec
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