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Skynet

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– The Terminator (1984)

  • originally went online on August 4, 1997
  • became self-aware at 2:14 am Eastern Time on August 29th, 1997

also… in the Rise of the Machines timeline

  • Skynet went online at 5:18 pm Eastern Time on July 25th, 2004
  • Exactly one hour later, at 6:18 PM, Skynet launched the American nuclear missiles at their target sites across the world

also… in the Salvation timeline

  • Skynet Central is destroyed

Borg

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1996 (2063)

We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own. Your culture will adapt to service us. Resistance is futile

  • Cyborgs linked in a hive mind called “the Collective”
    – linked to the collective by a sophisticated subspace network
  • both mechanical and biological body parts
  • Individual Borg are referred to as drones
    – almost zombie-like
    – Individual Borg rarely speak
  • commonly have one eye replaced with a sophisticated ocular implant
  • usually have one arm replaced with a prosthesis
  • drones have different roles

“Resistance is futile”

Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

Lt. Commander Data

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1994 (2335-2379)

  • created by human cyberneticist Dr. Noonien Soong
    – created in the year 2335
  • with a “positronic” brain
  • an ’emotion chip’
  • died in the year 2379

Star Trek (The Next Generation or TNG) films (1994-2002)