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Miscellaneous => The Lounge => Topic started by: emh on 22 January 2003, 08:49

Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: emh on 22 January 2003, 08:49
We know that, in the Star Trek universe, computers do a lot of things that they can't do now.  But I'm just wondering, what the Federation would have been like if Microsoft designed all of their computers and their software.  I have a feeling they would be running less-than-perfectly......

So what do you all thing would happen?
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: hm_murdock on 22 January 2003, 21:06
what? you mean they'd be even more unreliable?

I always had to laugh at technology in TNG and later because it all sucked ass.

We got hit in the aft shields captain!

Oh no! the peon at helm is now a charred skeleton because there's some magical connection between the aft shields and her computer console.

Things always seemed to not work when it was convenient, and then someone automagically fixed things at the end of the show. Technology in recent Trek is contrived, cheesy, and a joke.

I gave up on star trek when dickhead berman and fuckwad braga took over. they turned it from an adventure into a fucking soap opera.

DS9 was the best new series 'cos it didn't suck like voyeur and entertrite
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: cahult on 22 January 2003, 10:13
The movies are better. They give more space for the characters.
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 22 January 2003, 12:14
Seen these, emh?

If Data was Windows Compatable (http://www.angelfire.com/mac/macrevolution/artevange/datawincomp.html)

How to Beat the Borg (http://www.angelfire.com/mac/macrevolution/artevange/tngscript.html)
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: lazygamer on 22 January 2003, 19:03
I don't get the big deal with people dissing Enterprise(the TV show, not the space ship in general). I guess im not much experienced in the other Startrek shows, but so far, I've found Enterprise to be an awesome show. Soap Opera? Well at least it's 1000 times better then your standard issue soap opera!  (http://smile.gif)

I'll have to watch more episodes I suppose, but it never occured to me that shit happened to the computers or the ship components without a good reason. Now it makes sense that energy weapons would not cause the bridge to shake, and that sparks shouldn't fly everytime the ship is hit(in fact, often sparks should never fly). Still, Enterprise is a great show for me.
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 23 January 2003, 05:43
Yeah, it is a good show, but for those of us that have literally seen every star trek episode ever made multiple times, we can see that Enterprise has only come up with a handful of original ideas. I'm surprised how good it is even though half the ideas are recycled from voyager or ds9.
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: lazygamer on 24 January 2003, 07:26
Macman, may the force be with you! Whoops I mean live long and prosper. I think that's what it is.  (http://smile.gif)
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: Pissed_Macman on 25 January 2003, 05:15
Well, it doesn't matter, because I'm also a Star Wars fan!
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: choasforages on 25 January 2003, 05:22
impossible, i always thought the federation was agianst the borg
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: Kintaro on 26 January 2003, 18:27
We dont care what you like MAC MAN becauase YOU are a DUMB RETART. We just dont CARE we dont CAREREEREREREREREREREREEEEEEEEE. YO I AM A GANGSTA AND I AM NOT ON DRUGS

WEST SIDE
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: Kintaro on 26 January 2003, 18:34
quote:
Originally posted by Macman: dumb retart:
Seen these, emh?

If Data was Windows Compatable (http://www.angelfire.com/mac/macrevolution/artevange/datawincomp.html)

How to Beat the Borg (http://www.angelfire.com/mac/macrevolution/artevange/tngscript.html)


The last one one quite funny.
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: UODU on 29 January 2003, 00:44
Hey... I just hope Bushs 'Star Wars' aint using windows!
Title: What if Microsoft designed the computers on the Enterprise?
Post by: avello500 on 29 January 2003, 00:49
sorry ,i think it is.