Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/3/85; site ukma.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ukma!edward From: edward@ukma.UUCP (Edward C. Bennett) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Transporter uses...and abuses... Message-ID: <1735@ukma.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-May-85 09:53:53 EDT Article-I.D.: ukma.1735 Posted: Wed May 8 09:53:53 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 10-May-85 00:31:05 EDT References: <267@moncol.UUCP>, <413@yale.ARPA>, <238@spock.UUCP> <559@mtung.UUCP> Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences, Lexington KY Lines: 34 In article <559@mtung.UUCP>, tar@mtung.UUCP (Tim Rock) writes: > > I would imagine that the amount of information needed to reconstruct > you would be beyond our comprehension, definitely exceeding > a starship's ability to store. Yet by just passing the information > along, one can deliver this abundance of information. > > Tim Rock AT&T IS Holmdel NJ mtung!tar In the episode "The Day of the Dove", when Scotty beams everyone up from the planet, he leaves the Klingons 'in' the transporter until enough security personal can be summoned to ensure a 'safe' materialization. So at least in DoD the transporter can 'store' several people. resident trekker, -- edward {ucbvax,unmvax,boulder,research}!anlams! -| {mcvax!qtlon,vax135,mddc}!qusavx! -|--> ukma!edward {decvax,ihnp4,mhuxt,clyde,osu-eddie,ulysses}!cbosgd! -| "Well, what's on the television then?" "Looks like a penguin." () | |-- Support barrier free design /|--- | \ _ \___/ \=