Donny's Refit Enterprise Interiors (Version 2.0)

[Donny]

Spent the day remastering the texture I made back in 2014 for one of the most prominent of the TMP/TWOK/TSFS "Datapads" (since I dare not call it a PADD in this era)


Reference (this thing was everywhere)




Far left:


A seldom seen white on black version:

Yes, even one of Khan's henchman had use of it:

 

[Christopher]

Spent the day remastering the texture for one of the most prominent of the TMP/TWOK/TSFS "Datapads" (since I dare not call it a PADD in this era)

In the novels, the TOS clipboard thingies are called "data slates." That might work here.

 

[Ryan Thomas Riddle]

Spent the day remastering the texture for one of the most prominent of the TMP/TWOK/TSFS "Datapads" (since I dare not call it a PADD in this era)


Reference (this thing was everywhere)




Far left:


A seldom seen white on black version:

Yes, even one of Khan's henchman had use of it:

Awesome job!

This reminds me of the Eddie Izzard bit about Star Trek, where he goes, "there's a lot of clipboard work."

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[Mytran]

By the TMP era is it too late to still refer to them as electronic Feinberger boards?

 

[GeorgeKirk]

In the novels, the TOS clipboard thingies are called "data slates." That might work here.

It's funny, I once wrote a story for a TOS fan fiction website where the editor insisted they be called "compuclipboards" (he very correctly pointed out that PADDs were TNG-era things). And I was like, nobody would really call it that for the same reason we don't call cars "automobiles" in everyday conversation. He agreed to let me call it a "slate".

 

[Commodore Miles]

Spent the day remastering the texture I made back in 2014 for one of the most prominent of the TMP/TWOK/TSFS "Datapads" (since I dare not call it a PADD in this era)


Reference (this thing was everywhere)




Far left:


A seldom seen white on black version:

Yes, even one of Khan's henchman had use of it:

What were those things even supposed to be? Some kind of machine calibration device? They do say calibration at the bottom but them being totally static is beyond me.

 

[Norsehound]

I was wondering the same thing. There's no response interface...

My thought is that they're like universal remotes. One of those brilliant ideas that seemed great in the 2270s (like transporter dressing machines, thanks Christopher!) which weren't completely adopted but still hung around long enough to be necessary in fringe cases.

 

[Christopher]

My thought is that they're like universal remotes. One of those brilliant ideas that seemed great in the 2270s (like transporter dressing machines, thanks Christopher!) which weren't completely adopted but still hung around long enough to be necessary in fringe cases.

Wait, you mean people don't use universal remotes anymore? I've gotten a lot of use out of the one that came with my cable box -- so much so that I was grateful I didn't have to return it when I canceled my cable. (It's the only remote that still lets me mute my speakers, since the mute button contact on the receiver remote corroded from overuse.)

 

[Norsehound]

Evidently the crew of the Enterprise felt the same about their universal control pads

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Awesome job!

This reminds me of the Eddie Izzard bit about Star Trek, where he goes, "there's a lot of clipboard work."

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I still love the concept that Captain Kirk is just giving autographs to the crew all day.

 

[Maurice]

I think they are more like wireless controllers with simple status readouts..

 

[aridas sofia]

By the TMP era is it too late to still refer to them as electronic Feinberger boards?

Maybe FEInboards? (Full Extended Interface)

 

[JonnyQuest037]

Maybe FEInboards? (Full Extended Interface)

How about FEINboards? ("Full Extended Interface Nanotech" boards) That way you can have something that the "N" stands for.

 

[BK613]

You could photoshop iPads in here and everyone would look '21st century normal'.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

You could photoshop iPads in here and everyone would look '21st century normal'.

Except for the oh-so-1970s leisure suit look.

 

[BK613]

Except for the oh-so-1970s leisure suit look.

true dat. Guess I just never noticed the number of people with portable 'screens' before.

 

[ashleytinger]

Don't forget the Red and Grey one! That one saw some pretty wide use too!

I'm actually kind of embarrassed that I never noticed the white and black one before to be honest lol

Good eye!

 

[Maurice]

Except for the oh-so-1970s leisure suit look.

Bones' collared outfit is the only thing that looks "leisure suit". This stuff is pure jumpsuit+Dr. Dentons.

 

[Donny]

Don't forget the Red and Grey one! That one saw some pretty wide use too!

I'm actually kind of embarrassed that I never noticed the white and black one before to be honest lol

Good eye!

Oh I’ll be doing many more datapad variants tonight, actually.

 

[Donny]

@ashefivekay, here ya go!

This is the "hero" dataslate/datapad/PADD/Feinberger board of TMP. The ones I will be modeling following this one were all just vaccuformed plastic with different graphics painted on, but this one has working lights and brass or copper surface details that the others don't. AND, it's wedge shaped whereas the rest were flat.

Oh! For anyone wondering, the reason I'm modeling these now is because I think it would be nice to have one or two lying around the lounge.

Reference:

You can see it sitting on the table here when McCoy leave's Kirk's quarters (it oddly isn't there earlier in the scene)