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From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Kobayashi Maru
Message-ID: <393@psivax.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 15:53:58 EST
Article-I.D.: psivax.393
Posted: Thu Apr 11 15:53:58 1985
Date-Received: Sun, 14-Apr-85 02:35:40 EST
References: <682@rayssd.UUCP> <247@moncol.UUCP>
Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley friesen)
Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA
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Summary: 

In article <247@moncol.UUCP> john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes:
>>From: m1b@rayssd.UUCP
>>Message-ID: <682@rayssd.UUCP>
>>
>>	Hope no one minds if I try to introduce a new (hopefully)
>>topic.  Having just watched STII for the umpteenth time, I started
>>to formulate alternative actions that Saavik (or whoever was taking
>>the test) could have taken in the Kobayashi Maru Scenerio.  (I know
>>that it is a no win situation, but why not suppose...)  For instance,
>>why not load all the shuttles with medical and engineering personnel
>>to help the ship without endangering the entire crew.  If things
>>seemed kosher, the Enterprise could then follow.
>
>Also, if you load them with crew and supplies, what do you do if you have
>to evacuate the ship in a hurry? (runaway matter/antimatter reaction,
>radiation, etc.)
>
>Lastly, suppose things aren't kosher (remember they weren't in the movie).
>You've just wasted several shuttles and valuable personnel. Now what? Do
>you go in anyway to rescue everyone? Leave them to die? Use the Guardian of
>Forever?
>
	Not only that, but if you lose the shuttle craft, you have
lost the most important part of your crew, *engineering* and
*medical*, not to mention all the supplies. Then there is *still*
the problem of rescuing the Kobayashi Maru, without technical
support!
-- 

				Sarima (Stanley Friesen)

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