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One of the headcanon things I have is that Star Trek is a holographic reconstruction of found logs. Similar to how LOTR is ostensibly a translation of the Red Book of Westmarch. This is backed up by the fact that episodes are bookended by log narrations and we have seen an in-show example with the ENT finale.
SO
the difference in tech (das blinkenlights vs CRT okudagrams vs etc etc.) boil down to the holodeck using *its own universal translator* to translate the design metaphor to something understandable by the viewing audience.
It's silly but it makes everything more consistent for completionists.
My point wrt SNW being different is based on narrative difference (Sybok being known to Spock, T'Pring having contact with Spock between betrothal and Amok Time, etc.) versus design elements which could be explained as above