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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Computer Graphics & Entertainment
Message-ID: <515@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 28 Mar 89 13:33:47 GMT
References: <1530@wpi.wpi.edu> <89@sdcc10.ucsd.EDU>
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In article <89@sdcc10.ucsd.EDU>, cs161agc@sdcc10.ucsd.EDU (John Schultz)
writes:
 > In article <1530@wpi.wpi.edu> dseah@wpi.wpi.edu (David I Seah) writes:
 > >  When I watch the
 > >beginning of Star Trek The Next Generation (with the whizzing planets), I
 > >thought that the whole thing was computer generated.  Is this true?  Are
 > > the vessels used in the series also computer generated?
 >  
 >   Everything is computer generated.  

[BBZZZZZT] Wrong! The ships, space stations, are MODELS in Star Trek TNG.

The planets at the beginning look to be computer generated, but the Enterprise,
the various space stations and Alien vessels are models.
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Although the moon is smaller than the earth, it is farther away.