From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: ryon@dslnorthwest.net   
   Subject: Re: Those Amazing Computers!   
      
   On May 10, 7:19aam, "GeneK"  wrote:   
   > "Ron"  wrote   
   >   
   > >It's a flaw because Spock asked a very specific-- and wrong--   
   > >question. The computer however gave him the right answer from the   
   > >wrong question. If you had asked me what incident thos four people had   
   > >in common, I would hav told you nothing at all, but if I was feeling   
   > >generous, I might add that three of those four people something in   
   > >common. Computers on the other hand are literal beasties; it should   
   > >have told Spock that those four had nothing in common and that would   
   > >have been the end of it.   
   >   
   > Maybe the computer's response was: a"Affirmative. aCaptain Kirk recently   
   > requested a comparison between Anton Karidian and Kodos the Executioner and a   
   > list of Tarsus Three survivors that returned Kirk, Leighton and Riley."   
   >   
   > GeneK   
   The "Affirmatave" was just the computer's  acknowledgement  of   
   Spock's instructions; not an answer to a question. This version of the   
   Enterprise computer is not intuitive; it will accept directions but   
   not offer anything else It won't correct erroneous data.   
   Ron   
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