From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: ryon@dslnorthwest.net   
   Subject: Re: Those Amazing Computers!   
      
   On May 10, 5:51apm, ToolPackinMama  wrote:   
   > On 5/10/2011 7:37 PM, GeneK wrote:   
   >   
   > > On May 10, 3:25 pm, Ron awrote:   
   > >> The "Affirmatave" was just the computer's aacknowledgement aof   
   > >> 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.   
   >   
   > > Yes, I speculated on that possibility previously. aBut either way, the   
   > > computer wouldn't have have to correct any erroneous data or make any   
   > > intuitive connections if it was programmed to do truly all-inclusive   
   > > searches. aWhat the four people Spock asked it about had in common was   
   > > that their names were all associated with Kirk's last database inquiry   
   >   
   > ::highfive!::   
   Hmmm, only Our Man Spock ask the computer to scan their personal   
   dossiers for things in common; not query the computer for *any* event   
   ever where those four names were groupd together. When you have a   
   voice activated computer with limitd AI capabilities, everything   
   bcomes literal and every query must be specific. And what could be   
   more specific than   
   Full personal dossiers on the following names--   
   Dr. Thomas Leighton,   
   Anton Karidian,   
   Lieutenant Kevin Riley.   
   And Captain James T. Kirk.   
   Accomplished. Standing by.   
   Correlate. Check their past histories.   
   Report any item,   
   any past episode or experience   
   they all have in common.   
   eh?  ;-)   
   Ron   
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