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Chronowerx Industries was a 20th century computer technology company founded by Henry Starling and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, on Earth. Stock in the company was traded.

Chronowerx was largely responsible for the computer age of the 20th century, coming out with revolutionary advances in computing every few years ever since 1969, when he introduced the first isograted circuit. Unknown to anyone at the time, Starling's technological breakthroughs were based on his crude understanding of the technology aboard the 29th century timeship Aeon, which Starling found after it crashed in 1967. Even the company's logo was a slightly modified version of the Starfleet insignia of the 29th century.

In 1996, Chronowerx was within six months of releasing the HyperPro PC. That same year, Henry Starling planned to travel to the 29th century with the Aeon to retrieve more technology with which to continue the predominance of Chronowerx in the technological field. Both Starling and the Aeon were destroyed by the USS Voyager before completing this goal, in order to prevent Starling from inadvertently causing a catastrophic temporal explosion in the future which would have destroyed all of Earth's solar system. (VOY: "Future's End", "Future's End, Part II")

Known employees

Background information

The name of this company was originally "Datacom Industries" (commonly called "Datacom"), such as in the first draft script of "Future's End, Part II".

According to the pronunciation guide in the final draft script of "Future's End" and the pronunciation guide in the final draft script of "Future's End, Part II", this company's name was pronounced "KRON-oh-werx".

The spelling "Chronowerx" was visible on the outside and the inside of the company building, on Rain Robinson's computer monitor, and as a screensaver on Henry Starling's computer. It was spelled "Chronowerks" on a wall in the laboratory where the Aeon was kept, however.

The actual building shown in the episode is the Metropolitan Transportation Agency ("Metro") building located in downtown Los Angeles.

In the episode "11:59", a browser called "Browser Hound" by Chronowerx is seen briefly on-screen.

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-'''Chronowerx Industries''' was a [[20th century]] [[computer]] [[technology]] company founded by [[Henry Starling]] and headquartered in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] on [[Earth]].  The majority, if not the entirety, of its products and services provided were based on technology acquired and reverse engineered from the crashed [[Federation]] [[timeship]] ''[[Aeon]]''.
+'''Chronowerx Industries''' was a [[20th century]] [[computer]] [[technology]] company founded by [[Henry Starling]] and headquartered in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], on [[Earth]]. [[Stock]] in the company was traded.
+Chronowerx was largely responsible for the [[computer age]] of the 20th century, coming out with revolutionary advances in computing every few years ever since [[1969]], when he introduced the first [[isograted circuit]]. Unknown to anyone at the time, Starling's technological breakthroughs were based on his crude understanding of the technology aboard the [[29th century]] [[timeship]] ''[[Aeon]]'', which Starling found after it [[crash land|crashed]] in [[1967]]. Even the company's logo was a slightly modified version of the [[Starfleet insignia]] of the [[29th century]].
-In [[1996]] Henry Starling planned to travel to the [[29th century]] with the ''Aeon'' to retrieve more technology with which to continue the predominance of Chronowerx in the technological field.  Both Starling and the ''Aeon'' were destroyed by the {{USS|Voyager}} before completing this goal. ({{VOY|Future's End|Future's End, Part II}})
+In [[1996]], Chronowerx was within six months of releasing the [[HyperPro PC]]. That same year, Henry Starling planned to travel to the 29th century with the ''Aeon'' to retrieve more technology with which to continue the predominance of Chronowerx in the technological field. Both Starling and the ''Aeon'' were destroyed by the {{USS|Voyager}} before completing this goal, in order to prevent Starling from inadvertently causing a catastrophic [[temporal explosion]] in the future which would have destroyed all of [[Sol system|Earth's solar system]]. ({{VOY|Future's End|Future's End, Part II}})
-:''The continued existence of the company after 1996, and the extent of any "repairs" made to the timeline for events prior to 1996 due to Chronowerx's existence are unknown.''
-:''The company is possibly based on Microsoft, and Starling on Bill Gates.''
-== Background ==
+==Known employees==
+*[[Henry Starling]], [[Chief executive officer|CEO]]
-*The logo for Chronowerx is the same as the 29th century [[Starfleet insignia]] used by temporal agents.  It is possible that no timeline repair took place, or that Chronowerx continued to exist in spite of any repairs, given scenes such as this:
+*[[H. Dunbar]], assistant
+*[[Rain Robinson]], [[astronomer]]
+*[[Dave]]
+== Background information ==
-:'''[[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]]''': ''Incredible. Starling's computer designs were inspired by technology from the timeship. He introduced the very first [[isograted circuit]] in [[1969]], two years after [[Braxton|Braxton's]] ship crash-landed.''
+The name of this company was originally "Datacom Industries" (commonly called "Datacom"), such as in the first draft script of {{e|Future's End, Part II}}.
-:'''[[Chakotay]]''': ''And every few years there's been an equally revolutionary advance in computers, all from Chronowerx Industries, all based on Starling's crude understanding of twenty-ninth century technology.''
-:'''Janeway''': ''Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Chakotay?''
-:'''Chakotay''': ''I wish I weren't.''
-:'''Janeway''': ''The computer age of the late twentieth century...''
-:'''Chakotay''': ''Shouldn't have happened.''
-:'''Janeway''': ''But it did, and it's part of our history.''
+According to the pronunciation guide in the final draft script of {{e|Future's End}} and the pronunciation guide in the final draft script of "Future's End, Part II", this company's name was pronounced "KRON-oh-werx".
-* Further evidence to support Chronowerx's continued existence can be found in the fifth season episode, {{e|11:59}}, where at one point, a browser called "Browser Hound" by Chronowerx is seen briefly on-screen.
-* The spelling '''Chronowerx''' was visible on the outside and the inside of the company building, [[Rain Robinson]]'s computer monitor and as a screensaver on Henry Starling's computer. It was spelled '''Chronowerks''' on a wall in the laboratory where the ''Aeon'' was kept, however.
+The spelling "Chronowerx" was visible on the outside and the inside of the company building, on Rain Robinson's computer monitor, and as a screensaver on Henry Starling's computer. It was spelled "Chronowerks" on a wall in the laboratory where the ''Aeon'' was kept, however.
+The actual building shown in the episode is the Metropolitan Transportation Agency ("Metro") building located in downtown Los Angeles.
+In the episode {{e|11:59}}, a browser called "[[Browser Hound]]" by Chronowerx is seen briefly on-screen.
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