on 04/04/2002 10:11, [EMAIL PROTECTED] opined:
> You know how in the later Star Trek series, when someone on an Away party
> wants to talk to the ship, he'll tap a little radio sewn into the shirt?
> Everyone around him can hear every word coming from the ship.
>
> What if either party wants, or needs, a private dialog? Can the Away person
> say, "Hold on," rip the radio out of the shirt, and hold it to his ear?
Of course, everyone in the series was above reproach, so no "secrecy" was
ever needed. But, should they required it for diplomatic reasons, they can
pull the small peak of the shield symbol out and attach it to their front
tooth (any one) which activates a "shield mounted" noise cancellation device
that masks any sound that passes their lips, but still transmits the sound
to the Enterprise. Returning speach vibrates the shield tip on their tooth,
allowing them to "hear" the response.
>
> I won't even ask why they don't have two-way video, when we on 21st-century
> earth see it as the holy grail.
It was decided that because no one ever has to wear a helmet or goggles in
the future, no matter what world one lands on, there would be no place to
project an image. Instead they developed a transmission ID protocal that
checks the identity of the speaker at either end using a top level of voice
recognition, and several sub layers using a body's vital signs, followed, if
requested, by a 12 second DNA match utilizing cells drawn from the inner
lung lining behind the shield (avoids a villian tearing off your chest skin
and taping it behind the shield in an effort to deceive.
That answers the secondary reasons. The primary one was that James T. would
not allow anything to come between him and the camera!
JoMac, Pentaxian
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