naiman@pegasus.UUCP (06/15/84)
I just saw the episode The Ultimate Computer with M5 and a question occurred to me. After M5's first test Captain Wesley sends regards to Captain Dunsel. If you recall, Kirk got very upset and left the bridge. Under the circumstances that's understandable since what Wesley said was not very nice. What I don't understand is why did Wesley say that ? After all, if M5 was a success he would be replaced too, wouldn't he ? -- ==> Ephrayim J. Naiman @ AT&T Information Systems Laboratories (201) 576-6259 Paths: [ihnp4, allegra, ...]!pegasus!naiman
okie@ihuxs.UUCP (B.K. Cobb) (06/15/84)
Wesley's remark about "Captain Dunsel" could have resulted from the following: - it could have been a joke (though not a very funny one from Kirk's point of view) - Wesley could have been "in competition" with Kirk for the M5 trial, and was getting some of his own back - Wesley might not have realized just what he was saying; the irony might have hit him later (about the time the Enterprise did!) Comments? B.K. Cobb ihnp4!ihuxs!okie "I'm a doctor, not a hacker!"
jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar) (06/16/84)
In article <1421@pegasus.UUCP> naiman@pegasus.UUCP writes: >I just saw the episode The Ultimate Computer with M5 and a question occurred >to me. > >After M5's first test Captain Wesley sends regards to Captain Dunsel. >If you recall, Kirk got very upset and left the bridge. >Under the circumstances that's understandable since what Wesley said >was not very nice. What I don't understand is why did Wesley say that ? >After all, if M5 was a success he would be replaced too, wouldn't he ? Probably just a sarcastic reaction to the fact that Wesley believed he would be replaced. Jon Biggar {allegra,burdvax,cbosgd,hplabs,ihnp4,sdccsu3}!sdcrdcf!jonab
merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant) (06/16/84)
{ No computer stands in my way... }
Possibly. However, wasn't Captain Wesley in charge of the program
to test M5? Well, I don't think that, after putting him in charge
of testing this silly machine, they would stick him back on a
starship.
Nope. Wesley was being groomed for Commodoreship, I think.