swc@cbscc.UUCP (Scott W. Collins) (08/15/84)
. Those same cassette sizes were used in episodes to access the computer's library (or contained the data itself). (I measured them) So, it would seem an analogous situation with the food cartridges. Either it would contain the programming/selection or the contents of the food. Now, to insert the thing in a slot and have it seal well enough for the contents to be removed... well, it sounds interesting but not too feasible. The programmed aspect would seem to be more likely: raw materials are kept inside the food processor and the programming would allow shaping and flavoring to ones likes. Which was that episode when "Sir, we have turkeys in the galley. REAL turkeys!" occurred after Kirk asked that the food be made to look like Thanksgiving (Christmas?) turkeys? Maybe the things are just Apple Macintosh micro-diskettes that MacPaints a MacPicture for the MacMachine... Scott W. Collins