ST:TNG Tricorder design was inspired by HP-41C

[KeithB]

(08-12-2019 01:39 PM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  Hello!

(08-10-2019 05:54 AM)Joe Horn Wrote:  Heh heh! Yes, I wrote "the real McCoy (as it were)" to indicate that it was indeed intended to be a pun.

It is really the first time that I heard about "the real McCoy"... One learns something new every day. Or "Infinite divesity, infinite combinations" as Mr Spock would say :-)

Regards
Max

*I* say it comes from the Hatfields and McCoys. 8^)
If you really want some fun look into the etymology of Okay sometime.