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From: ugzannin@sunybcs.UUCP (Adrian Zannin)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Re: the controls
Message-ID: <1982@sunybcs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 24-Jul-85 19:10:57 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 24 19:10:57 1985
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> You guys are missing the obvious explanation.  Any self-respectingly flexible
> system will have dynamically labeled buttons.  Probably some sort of
> holographic projector built into each button--a set of phased array lasers
> might do rather nicely.  Since the labels have to continue to work on
> emergency power, they should consume minimal energy.  Therefore they only

...etc

   Consume minimal power?  Well, that rules out lasers!  For their size,
lasers use an enormous amount of energy.  I don't remember the exact
figures though...
-- 
     Adrian Zannin
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