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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] You know, I'd be very surprised if I were the first person to actually notice this tidbit, but I've never seen it mentioned before: If you look at the TOS Tech Manual listing of the Constitution-class starships (and all the others, for that matter), you'll notice the description for the first batch of ships. "The following ships of the MK-IX Class were authorized by [i]the original Articles of Federation[/i] of Stardate 0965." (Emphasis added.) It seems to me that FJ considered the Federation to be a VERY new organization in the TOS era, assuming that he wasn't implying different Stardate systems -- and there's no reason for that kind of assumption. This might be reasonable, considering the ambiguity surrounding the operating authority of the Enterprise in the early episodes -- which might indicate a transition of some kind. (From his perspective.) On the other hand... the date on the Romulan Treaty of Peace at the beginning of the book is dated Stardate 1200... which certainly doesn't indicate 60 years of isolation by the Romulans... (For reference, the Stardate of "Where No Man Has Gone Before" -- the first Trek episode with a Stardate -- was 1312.4.) Gah, I don't know what FJ was thinking! But at the very least, this little quote gives us the justification for tossing his numbering system out with the other non-canonical data that doesn't suit our purposes, even if the ships themselves stay. ;) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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