Editing M-5 multitronic unit 1 The edit could not be undone due to conflicting intermediate edits. CLICK HERE TO LOG IN OR CREATE AN ACCOUNT The edit could not be undone due to conflicting intermediate edits. {{sidebar individual |image = M-5 multitronic unit.jpg |caption = M-5 computer in 2268 |gender = [[Male]] |species = [[Computer]]-machine |status = Deactivated |datestatus = 2268 |actor = [[James Doohan]] (voice) }} {{aquote|This unit must survive.|M-5|2268|The Ultimate Computer}} The '''M-5 multitronic unit''', or the '''M-5 computer''', was an advanced [[multitronic]] [[computer]] system and [[prototype]] created by [[Doctor]] [[Richard Daystrom]] during the mid-[[23rd century]]. It utilized very sophisticated [[Tools and technology|technology]], probably similar to the [[Human]] [[neural network]], and much more sophisticated than the [[Duotronics|duotronic computer]] commonly in use at the time. According to Dr. Daystrom, the computer could think and reason like a Human. He had used his own [[memory engram]]s as a model for the computer. Models [[M-1 multitronic unit|M-1]] through [[M-4 multitronic unit|M-4]] were not entirely successful. M-5 was installed on board the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} in [[2268]] as a test of its capabilities. The [[M-5 drill]]s were designed to allow the unit to command and control the ship during several exploration simulations and [[war games problem]]s, where up to four other [[starship]]s would attack the ''Enterprise''. Manned with only a skeleton crew of twenty, the ship was completely run by the computer. The unit was located in main [[engineering]], and tapped directly into the ship's main [[power grid]]. When requiring more power, it would shut down unnecessary systems, including life support on decks without crewmembers. During battle drills, the computer's self-preservation instinct became dominant, resulting in the destruction of the robot ship ''[[Woden]]'' and the [[death]]s of several hundred [[Starfleet]] officers when it severely damaged the {{USS|Excalibur|NCC-1664}} and {{USS|Lexington|NCC-1709}}. The senior crew attempted to cut off the computer from the ship's controls, but M-5 rerouted command functions through new data lines, and kept sending false signals through the original ones. The computer could also generate a [[force field]] around itself, effectively preventing anyone from coming near it. {{Captain}} [[James T. Kirk]] made the computer [[Induced self-destruction|self-destruct]] by asking it if it was right to kill another being. M-5 said that it was a crime against the laws of Man and [[God]], and, believing that such a crime was punishable by death, deactivated itself. ({{TOS|The Ultimate Computer}}) {{bginfo|The voice for the M-5 was played by [[James Doohan]].|In a draft of the script for {{e|The Offspring}}, the failure of the M-5 was considered a catastrophe for Starfleet for years. A century later, [[Admiral]] [[Anthony Haftel]] used this incident as a case in point for closely guiding [[Lal]]'s development of her [[artificial intelligence]], blaming the incident on Daystrom's near-isolation during his research. {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/164.txt}}}} == Apocrypha == In the non-[[canon]] novel ''[[Immortal Coil]]'', the failed M-5 became a part of Dr. Vaslovik's (aka [[Flint]] the Immortal's) collection on Valhalla. It helped defend the station in [[2374]] during the [[Dominion War]]. In the game ''[[Star Trek: Shattered Universe]]'' the player must defeat the M-5 which has taken control of the [[mirror universe]] counterparts of the USS ''Excalibur'', {{USS|Hood|NCC-1703}}, {{USS|Lexington|NCC-1709}}, and {{USS|Potemkin|NCC-1657}} and their fighters by destroying all four starships which shuts down the smaller vessels. == External link == * {{mbeta|M-5 computer}} [[de:M5]] [[Category:Computer technology]] [[Category:Individuals]] Loading editor Insert: – … ° à é ö ¼ ½ ¾ ← → ↑ ↓ • † ‡ Sign your name: – ~~~~ Wiki markup: [[Category:]] {{w|}} {{wikipedia|}} {{real world}} {{image paramount}} {{IMDb-link|type=name|page=|name=}} {{TOS|}} {{TAS|}} {{TNG|}} {{DS9|}} {{VOY|}} {{ENT|}} {{DIS|}} {{film|}} {{incite}} #redirect [[]] {{USS|}} {{USSr|}} <sup></sup> <sub></sub> <gallery> File: File: File: </gallery> {{dis||}} {{DEFAULTSORT:}} This field is a spam trap. DO NOT fill it in! Edit summary Preview Mobile Desktop Show changes