I've just decided it was a purely fictitious simulation Troi threw together because she knew Riker enjoyed watching holodeck recreations of the NX-01 and the long road they had getting from there to here. Of course Troi is not as well versed in history and just made it up and she's certainly no author.
There's nothing that a powerful sense of headcanon and denial can't fix.
There's nothing that a powerful sense of headcanon and denial can't fix.