From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: David{at}block.net
Subject: Re: STAR TREK THE WRATH OF KHAN: was What Did You Watch?
2013-06-01(Saturday)

On 6/5/2013 5:36 PM, anim8rFSK wrote:
> In article ,
>   wdstarr{at}panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:
>
>> In article ,
>> anim8rFSK  said:
>>
>>> wdstarr{at}panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:
>>>
>>>> Incremental testing: first you try creating just a life-bearing
>>>> planet, then you try creating a life-bearing planet _and_ a star
>>>> for it to orbit.
>>>
>>> Except the stolen unit was preset to make the latter.
>>
>> Was it, or was it just preprogrammed to "If you're on a planet,
>> remake the planet.  If you're in a big pile of disorganized matter,
>> and there's enough of it to make a star and a planet, make a star
>> and a planet."?
>
> Fair point, but what does it do if you've just got, say, Yonada, or the
> asteroid headed at Mirimani?

Actually we saw that.  It redecorated the interior of some big cave in 
its first test.  Then everything died.
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