The M5 computer: worth further developing?

paladin · Post by **paladin** » 2003-04-13 08:05pm

I think I read somewhere that the computers by TNG era were suppose to be developed from the M5. I think there was a episode or two where the Enterprise was almost running itself.

consequences · Post by **consequences** » 2003-04-13 08:31pm

Of course it was running itself, didn't you know that Lwaxanna Troi was running the thing from behind the curtain?

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-04-13 11:17pm

consequences wrote:Of course it was running itself, didn't you know that Lwaxanna Troi was running the thing from behind the curtain?

You mean Lwaxanna Troi is the wizard

Mutant Headcrab · Post by **Mutant Headcrab** » 2003-04-13 11:37pm

That makes sense. Then wouldn't Data be the Tin Man? If so, who is the Lion, the Scarecorow, Dorothy, etc.....

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-04-14 01:17am

Mutant Headcrab wrote:That makes sense. Then wouldn't Data be the Tin Man? If so, who is the Lion, the Scarecorow, Dorothy, etc.....

[Q Mode]That's pitifully easy! Picard is the Cowardly Lion, Riker is the Scarecrow, Troi is Dorothy... and Worf is Toto!

[/Q Mode]

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2003-04-14 01:27am

Then who is the good Witch????? It can`t be Q ...I can`t see him wearing a dress

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-04-14 01:30am

Typhonis 1 wrote:Then who is the good Witch????? It can`t be Q ...I can`t see him wearing a dress

The Prophets?

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-04-14 01:33am

[QM]Fools! Obviously, Guinan is the good witch! Too bad she's not as good as she thinks...[/QM]

Ted C · Post by **Ted C** » 2003-04-14 09:42am

Raoul Duke, Jr. wrote: [Q Mode]That's pitifully easy! Picard is the Cowardly Lion, Riker is the Scarecrow, Troi is Dorothy... and Worf is Toto! [/Q Mode]

Does that mean the Ferengi are the Munchkins and the Romulans are the flying monkeys?

Raoul Duke, Jr. · Post by **Raoul Duke, Jr.** » 2003-04-14 10:44am

Ted C wrote:
Raoul Duke, Jr. wrote: [Q Mode]That's pitifully easy! Picard is the Cowardly Lion, Riker is the Scarecrow, Troi is Dorothy... and Worf is Toto! [/Q Mode]
Does that mean the Ferengi are the Munchkins and the Romulans are the flying monkeys?

Precisely! You're catching on!

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-04-14 03:03pm

Well, the computer core of the E-D is capable of sentience (obviously, if it created Dr. Moriarity in the holodeck), and they run a hell of a lot of the ship with the computer (to the point that if the main computer gets infected with a computer virus, the doors open and close at random). So it seems reasonable to assume they kept working on the M-5 and incorporated some of the advances that went into it into Federation computers, though they dropped the concept of the computer running the entire ship without a crew. Though there was one episode where the computer went berzerk and took over the ship anyway, so it IS possible even if it isn't intentional.