PL>BN>  Realizing, of course, that MSGTTE itself is about as non-
PL>BN> authoritative as you can get, other than the so-called SF Tech
PL>Actually it is authoritative, as Rick Sternbach contributed to it.
  You're not familiar with Shane Johnson's rep for
Horrific Inaccuracy, I take it.   Ever hear of the rank
"Ensign (j.g.)"?  Don't feel bad -- nobody else has, either. }:)
Except for Johnson.  His  "efforts" at definitive Trek
sources such as MSGTTE & the Technical Journal (*not* the Tech
MANUAL, which is a different animal altogether, of course) are
legendary among long- time nethead fans. }}:)
PL>The 'Old Starfleet Technical Manual is based on the designes found in
PL>The Making Of Star Trek, as far as the Constitution Class is concerned.
True, but one does have to remember that Franz Joseph was in fact
seminal, as opposed to Johnson's 3rd-generation spinoffs. 
                   
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