richard@aplvax.UUCP (06/14/83)
Question: What is the Self-Destruct Procedure for the USS Enterprise?
alb@alice.UUCP (06/14/83)
In (I believe) 'Let that be Your Last Battlefield' is the only time that the self destruct sequence is actually initiated. It proceeded with Kirk, Spock, and Scotty (i.e. the captain, first office, and chief engineer), in that order, being verified by the computer (I think by voice) and then giving a sort of numerical password (orally). Once all three had been confirmed and the codes checked out, a 30 second countdown was started. Kirk said that it could be stopped at any point up to T-5 seconds, after which ''no command in the Universe can stop it.'' It was, of course, halted at T-6 seconds.
woods@hao.UUCP (06/14/83)
I always wondered what would happen if they had to destruct in the heat
of battle, or if something happened to one of the principals! I sure hope that
in real life, the sequence would not be that cumbersome! Safegaurds are one
thing, but this is ridiculous!
GREG
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!hao!woodsrst@houxu.UUCP (06/17/83)
The last two lines of 'LetThat be Your LastBe Your Last attlefield are (I believe):
Uhura: Captain, do you suppose they ever had anything besides hate?
Kirk: Probably. But that's all they have left.
Not bad, huh?
...houxu!rst
Scott Thompson
larry@grkermit.UUCP (Larry Kolodney) (06/20/83)
Why in the world would they make a self-destruct sequence that cannot be stopped after t-5 seconds? -- Larry Kolodney (USENET) decvax!genrad!grkermit!larry allegra!linus!genrad!grkermit!larry harpo!eagle!mit-vax!grkermit!larry (ARPA) rms.g.lkk@mit-ai
dave@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Sherman) (06/21/83)
****************************************************** From utzoo!linus!genrad!grkermit!larry Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969 Subject: Re: USS Enterprise Self-Destruct Sequence Why in the world would they make a self-destruct sequence that cannot be stopped after t-5 seconds? ************************************************************** To make the last 5 seconds that much more fun, of course. (-: (I'm left-handed) Dave Sherman Toronto