From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: gossg@gossg.org   
   Subject: Re: Star Trek: Am I the Only One?   
      
   Merrick Baldelli  wrote:   
      
   >On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:19:45 -0500, "Mac Breck"   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>Shouldn't the transporter be able to _automatically_ scan all those   
   >>arriving and departing?  After all, it could be linked into the ships   
   >>computers, which would include the medical one.   
   >   
   >.There has been indications in some episodes that this is in   
   >fact the case.  Same way as they have the ability to detect weapons   
   >and disable them during transport.    
      
   During the leadup to TNG appearing on TV, they listed the various   
   improvements in technology between the two eras.  One of the changes   
   was that transporters could now check for infections during transport.   
      
   I think the writers eventually ignored this change.   
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   Greg Goss, 1989-01-27    
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