Found: text of E-D's first dedication plaque

[Boris Skrbic]

Although it's publicly available, this doesn't appear to be common knowledge:

Source 1

Source 2

Source 3

The sources are unlikely to be independent, though, at least the first two. The unabridged text, from Source 3, does match a photo of the plaque I found on Andrew Probert's public photo album, while looking at another image he'd linked to on a forum. Since Probert may not have intended for it to be forum-public, I won't repost the photo for the time being. (I like to be on the safe side with such things.)

Of particular interest is the commissioning stardate of 41025.5, which could be rationalized as being different from the launch stardate of 40759.5, since the two versions of the plaque do use different terms. However, I'm not sure that Mike Okuda had a clear distinction in mind. (The stardate isn't fully legible on the plaque photo, but it does look consistent with this text.)

 

[throwback]

Thanks for the links, Boris. I have updated Memory Alpha with the information.

 

[T'Girl]

includes three big chairs in the middle where the main stars sit, facing a broad window that looks out at the universe and shows them what foes and forces are coming up

Window?

 

[Boris Skrbic]

A mistake like that is more than balanced out by the thought of reporting the contents of the plaque, which is not something that an average journalist would've done. Besides, the reporter would've seen either the starfield curtain or camera equipment or something else altogether.

 

[zephramc]

Thanks Boris...

Off topic, I found the Zenith ad humorous. Wow... a 25" Zenith console color television, with a "Computer Space Command 2800" remote control, a Chromacolor Contrast picture tube, 100% modular chassis and 178 channel tuning with programmable channel scan all for $599 ($1,200 adjusting for inflation)!!! I recall my parents bought a similar 25" console TV (a Quasar though), and compared to the 19" TV it replaced, it was like being at the movie theater.

I wonder what someone plucked directly from 1987 would think if they saw the televisions (and other gadgets) today?

 

[danellis]

Probably that they've wound up on the set of StarTrek lol

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