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From: andrews@yale.ARPA (Thomas O. Andrews)
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Subject: Re: Transporter
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Date: Sun, 5-May-85 18:46:10 EDT
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Posted: Sun May  5 18:46:10 1985
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	I don't remember much of my Star Trek trivial, but couldn't
all of this mess be explained by saying that the transporter was
a gift from the Organians (I believe that is the name of the race.)
This would explain why the Federation scientists can't use it to
make a limitless source off diamonds, people, etc.  I know that
they mention that the transporter has been improved, but maybe
the Federation still doesn't have a clear idea of how it works.
In any event, trying to explain how it works here on the net is
rather foolish.  In one episode (name?) the transporter splits Kirk
into a nasty Kirk and a wimpy Kirk.  Thus, the transporter can't only
work by transferring the atoms. The transporters seem like a technology
out of the league of the Federations, or the Klingons, Romulans, Vulcans.
They must have been designed by someone else . . .


-- 
					      Thomas Andrews

17?  My dear, what worthless, superstitious nonsense!