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This is a compliation of all the designations given to various starship equipment from fandom from TOS to TNG. Some of you may recognize this list. It was originally compiled by the guys over at ASDB.net, but their version was rather messy. Apparently, they haven't heard of tables. Anyways, here's a newer version of the list, a v2.0 if you will.
I had originally just planned on converting it to XLS, which I did, but so few people actually had MS Excel or Lotus 1-2-3 that I ended up making this. Enjoy!
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Shouldn't the Next Generation ships carry Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems engines? I know for a fact the Enterprise-D carried YPS-8600 engines (I think that's the right number), it's in the Tech Manual
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Is the Next Generation stuff *canon*? If it is, permit me to jump up and down really fast. The only reason I doubt, is because I know some of the information used came from Todd Guenther's two volumes of Ships of the Star Fleet, and Shane Johnson's Mr. Scott's giude to the Enterprise. Both good resources, but almost strictly non-canon. Did any of that info come off of the dedication plaques? Like the Excelsior bit? It's a very good list.
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Slapping "LF" engines on all TNG ships from Ambassador on seems like bad form, given how there are radical differences between the engine styles... I'd be interested to hear the sources, too.
Predictably, the TNG phasers go from type IX up, but type XV *still* seems a bit wacky.
One would expect computer systems to change quite a bit between TOS and TNG. There's good evidence that TNG comps feature massive shared cores, so differentiating to fire-control, navigation and other categories and giving a different type or even manufacturer to each doesn't seem plausible in this timeframe any more.
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I would assume that most of the info comes from non-canon sources, yes. I think maybe some of this stuff actually came from the minds of the guys over at ASDB.net, too...
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I immediately had flashbacks when I read the listings. Alot of the company names and some of the equipment designations are right out of the Starship Constuction Manual by FASA. Made to accompany the ST: Roleplaying Game, at its height during the mid-80's.
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