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From: guads@nmtvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Re: Why have a transporter room?
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Date: Tue, 7-May-85 19:53:07 EDT
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In article <> ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin) writes:

>   I would think that they would use the Enterprise (actually some point in
>the transparter chamber) as the point (0,0,0).  If you go by the asumption
>that all of space is mapped, that would mean that they couldn't use the 
>transporter in regions of space that have never been charted before.
>Anyone agree/disagree?
>
>     Adrian Zannin

Why wouldn't they be able to use it in uncharted space?  Coordinates are
based on distance from the origin (0,0,0), so what has this to do with
being able to transport or not?  Just punch in each respective "distance"
(x,y,z) from the transporter platform and zip 'em off!  Of course, they
would have to know the distance to the beam-down point, but that could be
taken care of with short-range sensors...

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