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'''[[Stardate]] [[2268#SD4729|4729.4]]: The ''Enterprise'' is used to test the new M-5 computer.'''
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'''[[Stardate]] {{link|Prime|2268|SD4729|4729.4}}: The ''Enterprise'' is used to test the new M-5 computer.'''
  
 
[[Doctor]] [[Daystrom, Richard|Richard Daystrom]], who developed the breakthrough [[duotronics|duotronic]] [[computer]] technology [[2243|25 years ago]], fears he is now regarded as a prodigy who has lost his touch. Obsessed with proving himself, Daystrom uses his own mental patterns to program his new [[M-5 computer]] and convinces [[Starfleet Command]] that it should test the machine by installing it on the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|''Enterprise.'']] Although [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] expresses reservations about the machine's presence, the first tests appear successful. When [[Starfleet Commodore|Commodore]] [[Wesley, Robert|Robert Wesley]] leads a squad of starships in practice maneuvers against the M-5-run ''Enterprise,'' the computer takes complete control of the starship and responds as though the attack is real, resulting in the death of the entire [[U.S.S. Excalibur NCC-1664|''Excalibur'']] crew. Kirk, treating the M-5 like an errant child, forces the machine to realize it has committed murder. The machine sentences itself to death by lowering the ''Enterprise's'' shields &mdash; just as the rest of the wargames fleet moves in to attack. [[Scott, Montgomery|Scotty]] and [[Spock]] "pull the plug" on M-5, restoring the ''Enterprise'' to Captain Kirk's control. Kirk then plays dead &mdash; and Wesley calls off the fleet.
 
[[Doctor]] [[Daystrom, Richard|Richard Daystrom]], who developed the breakthrough [[duotronics|duotronic]] [[computer]] technology [[2243|25 years ago]], fears he is now regarded as a prodigy who has lost his touch. Obsessed with proving himself, Daystrom uses his own mental patterns to program his new [[M-5 computer]] and convinces [[Starfleet Command]] that it should test the machine by installing it on the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|''Enterprise.'']] Although [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] expresses reservations about the machine's presence, the first tests appear successful. When [[Starfleet Commodore|Commodore]] [[Wesley, Robert|Robert Wesley]] leads a squad of starships in practice maneuvers against the M-5-run ''Enterprise,'' the computer takes complete control of the starship and responds as though the attack is real, resulting in the death of the entire [[U.S.S. Excalibur NCC-1664|''Excalibur'']] crew. Kirk, treating the M-5 like an errant child, forces the machine to realize it has committed murder. The machine sentences itself to death by lowering the ''Enterprise's'' shields &mdash; just as the rest of the wargames fleet moves in to attack. [[Scott, Montgomery|Scotty]] and [[Spock]] "pull the plug" on M-5, restoring the ''Enterprise'' to Captain Kirk's control. Kirk then plays dead &mdash; and Wesley calls off the fleet.
  
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alpha_carinae-02-tos53.jpg|Alpha Carinae II
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daystrom_richard-tos53.jpg|Dr. Richard Daystrom
 
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lexington_1709-tos53.jpg|U.S.S. Lexington NCC-1709
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wesley_robert-tos53.jpg|Cdre. Robert Wesley
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m5-tos53.jpg|M-5 computer
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m5_controls-tos53.jpg|M-5 controls
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excalibur_1664-tos-53.jpg|U.S.S. ''Excalibur'' NCC-1664
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lexington_1709-tos53.jpg|U.S.S. ''Lexington'' NCC-1709
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lexington_1709-2-tos53.jpg|U.S.S. ''Lexington'' NCC-1709
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woden-tos53.jpg|S.S. ''Woden''
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[[Wolfe, Laurence N.|Laurence N. Wolfe]]
 
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[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]
 
  
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[[Lucas, John Meredyth|John Meredyth Lucas]]
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[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Captain|Captain]] [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]]<br/>
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[[Shatner, William|William Shatner]]
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[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] &hellip; Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
 
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[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] &hellip; [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
 
  
 
'''Also Starring'''<br/>
 
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[[Nimoy, Leonard|Leonard Nimoy]] as Mr. [[Spock]]<br/>
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[[Kelley, DeForest|DeForest Kelley]] as [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[McCoy, Leonard|McCoy]]
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'''Teleplay by'''<br/>[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]
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'''Story by'''<br/>[[Wolfe, Laurence N.|Laurence N. Wolfe]]
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'''Produced and Directed by'''<br/>[[Lucas, John Meredyth|John Meredyth Lucas]]
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'''Executive Producer'''<br/>[[Roddenberry, Gene|Gene Roddenberry]]
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'''Associate Producer'''<br/>[[Justman, Robert H.|Robert H. Justman]]
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'''Guest Star'''<br/>
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[[Marshall, William|William Marshall]] as [[Daystrom, Richard|Daystrom]]
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[[Doohan, James|James Doohan]] &hellip; [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]]<br/>
 
[[Doohan, James|James Doohan]] &hellip; [[Scott, Montgomery|Scott]]<br/>
 
[[Takei, George|George Takei]] &hellip; [[Sulu, Hikaru|Sulu]]<br/>
 
[[Takei, George|George Takei]] &hellip; [[Sulu, Hikaru|Sulu]]<br/>
 
[[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
 
[[Nichols, Nichelle|Nichelle Nichols]] &hellip; [[Uhura, Nyota|Uhura]]<br/>
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[[Koenig, Walter|Walter Koenig]] &hellip; [[Chekov, Pavel|Chekov]]
 
  
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[[Marshall, William|William Marshall]] &hellip; [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Daystrom, Richard|Richard Daystrom]]<br/>
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[[Russo, Barry|Barry Russo]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Commodore|Commodore]] [[Wesley, Robert|Robert Wesley]]<br/>
 
 
[[Morgan, Sean|Sean Morgan]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Ensign|Ensign]] [[Harper]]<br/>
 
[[Morgan, Sean|Sean Morgan]] &hellip; [[Starfleet Ensign|Ensign]] [[Harper]]<br/>
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[[Russo, Barry|Barry Russo]] &hellip; [[Wesley, Robert|Wesley]]<br/>
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'''Script Consultant'''<br/>[[Fontana, D.C.|D.C. Fontana]]
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'''Assistant to the Producer'''<br/>[[Milkis, Edward K.|Edward K. Milkis]]
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'''Theme Music by'''<br/>[[Courage, Alexander|Alexander Courage]]
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'''Additional Music by'''<br/>[[Kaplan, Sol|Sol Kaplan]]<br/>
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[[Steiner, Fred|Fred Steiner]]
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'''Director of Photography'''<br/>[[Finnerman, Jerry|Jerry Finnerman]]
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'''Art Director'''<br/>[[Jefferies, Walter M.|Walter M. Jefferies]]
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'''Film Editor''' &hellip; [[Hanley, John W.|John W. Hanley]]<br/>
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'''Unit Production Manager''' &hellip; [[Peters, Gregg|Gregg Peters]]<br/>
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'''Assistant Director''' &hellip; [[Rawlins, Phil|Phil Rawlins]]<br/>
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'''Set Decorator''' &hellip; [[Dwyer, John M.|John M. Dwyer]]<br/>
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'''Costumes Created by''' &hellip; [[Theiss, Williiam Ware|William Ware Theiss]]<br/>
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'''Photographic Effects''' &hellip; Howard A. Anderson Co.<br/>
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'''Sound Effects Editor''' &hellip; [[Grindstaff, Douglas H.|Douglas H. Grindstaff]]<br/>
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'''Music Editor''' &hellip; [[Henrikson, Jim|Jim Henrikson]]<br/>
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'''Re-Recording Mixer''' &hellip; [[Day, Gordon L.|Gordon L. Day]], C.A.S.<br/>
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'''Production Mixer''' &hellip; [[Daniels, Carl W.|Carl W. Daniels]]<br/>
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'''Script Supervisor''' &hellip; [[Rutter, George A.|George A. Rutter]]<br/>
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'''Casting''' &hellip; [[D'Agosta, Joseph|Joseph D'Agosta]]<br/>
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'''Sound''' &hellip; Glen Glenn Sound Co.<br/>
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'''Makeup Artist''' &hellip; [[Phillips, Fred B.|Fred B. Phillips]], S.M.A.<br/>
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'''Hair Styles''' &hellip; [[Westmore, Pat|Pat Westmore]]<br/>
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'''Gaffer''' &hellip; [[Merhoff, George H.|George H. Merhoff]]<br/>
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'''Head Grip''' &hellip; [[Rader, George|George Rader]]<br/>
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'''Property Master''' &hellip; [[Feinberg, Irving A.|Irving A. Feinberg]]<br/>
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'''Special Effects''' &hellip; [[Rugg, Jim|Jim Rugg]]<br/>
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'''Key Costumer''' &hellip; [[Harvey, Ken|Ken Harvey]]
  
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'''Norway Corporation'''
  
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Latest revision as of 09:28, 16 July 2023

The Ultimate Computer
"The Ultimate Computer" (TOS53)

"The Ultimate Computer" (TOS53)
Series Star Trek
Season 2
Episode 24
Production Number 53


Previous Patterns of Force (TOS52)
Next The Omega Glory (TOS54)
Released 8 Mar 1968
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Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)


Stardate 4729.4: The Enterprise is used to test the new M-5 computer.

Doctor Richard Daystrom, who developed the breakthrough duotronic computer technology 25 years ago, fears he is now regarded as a prodigy who has lost his touch. Obsessed with proving himself, Daystrom uses his own mental patterns to program his new M-5 computer and convinces Starfleet Command that it should test the machine by installing it on the Enterprise. Although Captain Kirk expresses reservations about the machine's presence, the first tests appear successful. When Commodore Robert Wesley leads a squad of starships in practice maneuvers against the M-5-run Enterprise, the computer takes complete control of the starship and responds as though the attack is real, resulting in the death of the entire Excalibur crew. Kirk, treating the M-5 like an errant child, forces the machine to realize it has committed murder. The machine sentences itself to death by lowering the Enterprise's shields — just as the rest of the wargames fleet moves in to attack. Scotty and Spock "pull the plug" on M-5, restoring the Enterprise to Captain Kirk's control. Kirk then plays dead — and Wesley calls off the fleet.

Image Gallery

  • Alpha Carinae II

  • Starbase

  • Finagle's Folly

  • Dr. Richard Daystrom

  • Ens. Harper

  • Lexington Science Officer

  • Cdre. Robert Wesley

  • M-5 computer

  • M-5 controls

  • U.S.S. Excalibur NCC-1664

  • U.S.S. Lexington NCC-1709

  • U.S.S. Lexington NCC-1709

  • S.S. Woden

Related Data

 
Astrometrics Alpha Carinae II; Earth; Orion; Vulcan
Chronology Prime Timeline; 1902; 2219; 2243; 2268; Stardate 4729.4-4731.3
Culture dunsel; God; Sea-Fever
Education doctor; doctorate; physician; Starfleet Academy
Food alcohol; chicken soup; Finagle's Folly
People Carstairs; Pavel Chekov ; Richard Daystrom; Albert Einstein; Enwright; Hadley; Harper; Harris; Kazanga; James T. Kirk; Roger Lemli; Leslie; Lexington Science Officer; John Masefield; Leonard McCoy; Phillips; Rawlins; Montgomery Scott; Sitar; Spock; Hikaru Sulu; Nyota Uhura; Robert Wesley
Politics murder; Starfleet; Starfleet Command; Starfleet Ranks (Midshipman, Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Starfleet Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Commodore); United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology antimatter; astrobiology; audio receiver; biology; brain; Class M planet; communications; communicator; companel; computer; duotronics; forcefield; geology; impulse drive; Jefferies tube; M-1 through M-4 computers; M-5 computer; microtapes; multitronics; nacelle; navigation; nerve pinch; nitrogen; orbit; oxygen; PADD; phasers (shipboard); photon torpedo; psychology; sedatives; sensors; shields; stars; subspace; time (hour, year); transporter; turbolift; warp drive; water
Ships & Vehicles Antares type; Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; U.S.S. Excalibur NCC-1664; U.S.S. Hood NCC-1703; U.S.S. Lexington NCC-1709; U.S.S. Potemkin NCC-1657; Watchtower class station; S.S. Woden
Xenology dinosaurs; foxes; geese; Humans; hybrids; Vulcans
Miscellaneous A-7 computer expert rating; bridge; chief medical officer; chief science officer; commanding officer; hunting; logs; main engineering; Nobel Prize; red alert; sickbay; Starfleet Uniforms (2266); transporter room; war games; wild goose chase; Zee-Magnees Prize


Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
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DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

Teleplay by
D.C. Fontana

Story by
Laurence N. Wolfe

Produced and Directed by
John Meredyth Lucas

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producer
Robert H. Justman

Guest Star
William Marshall as Daystrom

James Doohan … Scott
George Takei … Sulu
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura

Featuring
Walter Koenig … Chekov
Sean Morgan … Ensign Harper
and
Barry Russo … Wesley

Script Consultant
D.C. Fontana

Assistant to the Producer
Edward K. Milkis

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Additional Music by
Sol Kaplan
and
Fred Steiner

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies

Film Editor … John W. Hanley
Unit Production Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Phil Rawlins
Set Decorator … John M. Dwyer
Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Howard A. Anderson Co.
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Jim Henrikson
Re-Recording Mixer … Gordon L. Day, C.A.S.
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Casting … Joseph D'Agosta
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Styles … Pat Westmore
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg
Key Costumer … Ken Harvey

A Paramount Production
In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive in Charge of Production
Herbert F. Solow

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