Yeah, it's funny how that works sometimes. They do the prequels so many years later and the technology of the past suddenly looks way in advance of the stuff that will eventually replace it. :p Same with Star Trek: TOS and Enterprise. They throw in some old school touches, but if you make an entire series look the same as it did in the 60's, it couldn't really be taken seriously. Regarding things like the cassette deck, they'd say "oh, those ships are so old and worn, the panels that covered that stuff fell off long ago." ;)