From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
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   Subject: Re: Those Amazing Computers!   
      
   In article ,   
    GeneK  wrote:   
      
   > On 5/11/2011 2:35 AM, Ron wrote:   
   > > What the hell does Spock read; there is no [computer] screen at his   
   > > station?   
   >    
   > Spock doesn't appear to be chained or crazy-glued to his seat.  If the    
   > computer returned data that could not be delivered audibly in an    
   > efficient manner he would likely have moved.  However, since we don't    
   > know what the computer's defaults are for presenting search results,    
   > it's possible it just delivered the most recent hits first, which would    
   > have been the fact that all four names were part of a database inquiry    
   > made by Kirk that same day.   
   >    
   > You seem determined not to believe that a computer 200 years in the    
   > future could have the same capabilities that Google has right now.   
   >    
   > GeneK   
      
   Besides, there is a computer screen at Spock's station; remember he    
   displayed Mitchell and Dehner's profiles on his overhead screen?  And    
   I'm sure he can look at more than dirty pictures of Mudd's Women in that    
   viewing box in front of him.   
      
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