sadowski (05/10/83)
Relay-Version:version B 3/9/83; site alice.UUCP Message-ID:<344@ubc-visi.UUCP> Date:Tue, 10-May-83 14:36:30 EDT Apparently some readers are not too sure by what I meant about "Cameras in Space". Let me give a few examples to clear the confusion. (1) Near the beginning of the picture, when V'GER was about to zap them, the Klingons asked for an "external view" of what was happening. Like magic, a camera in space switched on and gave them the view. (2) When the outpost space-station heard about this, they too asked for an "external" shot of the Klingons. The cameras still transmitted even after the destruction of the Klingon ships. (3) When the space-station itself was threatened, James T. asked for the "external" view of the station and watched it get destroyed. How was this supposed to have been done? Are there cameras in space? If these cameras are in fact satellites of the objects they are responsible for, how are these cameras able to transmit even when their mother object is destroyed? How was the space-station able to get a shot of the Klingons - does everyone share these cameras including enemies? Ed Sadowski
student (05/11/83)
Relay-Version:version B 3/9/83; site harpo.UUCP Message-ID:<323@nmtvax.UUCP> Date:Wed, 11-May-83 11:02:05 EDT I can answer number 2 based on the book. (Perhaps the other questions were in here but I just skimmed the book I didn't read it). The Fed's were able to monitor the Klingon's because of a, well call it a drone, that was used to spy on the Klingon's. Since it didn't fire on V'ger it didn't get zapped. Greg Hennessy. ..ucbvax!unmvax!nmtvax!student