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===1960s=== * '''The Machine''', a computer built to specifications received in a radio transmission from an alien intelligence beyond our galaxy in the BBC seven-part TV series ''[[A for Andromeda]]'' by [[Fred Hoyle]] (1961) * '''Old Man In The Cave''', a computer that guided a post-apocalyptic town of survivors on what foods were safe to eat ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|Twilight Zone]]'' series season 5 episode 7 "The Old Man in the Cave" (1963) * '''Batcomputer''', large punched card mainframe depicted in the television series ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', introduced by series producers [[William Dozier]] and Howard Horowitz (1964) * '''Agnes''', a computer that gives love life advice to a computer technician from the original ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|Twilight Zone]]'' series episode "From Agnes β with Love" (1964) * '''[[WOTAN]]''' (Will Operating Thought Analogue), from the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial "[[The War Machines]]" (1966) * '''ERIC''', a fictional supercomputer which appeared in the two-part episode "The Girl Who Never Had a Birthday" (1966) in the TV series ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'' * '''The General''', from ''[[The Prisoner]]'' (1967) * '''The Ultimate Computer''', used by the villain organization THRUSH in the series ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.]]'' (1964β68, NBC) * '''BIG RAT''', (Brain Impulse Galvanoscope Record And Transfer), a machine capable of recording knowledge and experience and transferring it to another human brain. The Rat Trap is the mechanism to transfer brain patterns in [[Gerry Anderson]]'s TV Series ''[[Joe 90]]'' (1968) * '''ARDVARC''' (Automated Reciprocal Data Verifier And Reaction Computer), CONTROL master computer in ''[[Get Smart]]'' episodes ''The Girls from KAOS'' (1967) & ''Leadside'' (1969) * '''Computex GB''', from the ''[[Journey to the Unknown]]'' series episode "The Madison Equation" (1969) * '''REMAK''' (Remote Electro-Matic Agent Killer), from ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' episode "Killer" (1969) * '''S.I.D. ''' (Space Intruder Detector), from ''[[UFO (British TV series)|UFO]]'' produced by Gerry Anderson (1969) * '''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''' β was the first program to predict computers used extensively in everyday life, from large computers used to maintain the starship's varied systems to hand-held devices used for analysis. The show frequently dealt with the question of when a computer had too much control over people or people became too dependent upon computers. This often involved the computer becoming an [[artificial intelligence]] making decisions beyond people's control. ** '''Ship's Computer''' (voiced by [[Majel Barrett]]), the unnamed Duotronic computer of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|Starship ''Enterprise'']] (1966-1974) - A standard functioning computer except in the episodes "[[Tomorrow Is Yesterday]]" (1967) when the computer had been imbued with a female personality which didn't always give desired responses and "[[The Practical Joker]]" (1974) when an energy field affected the computer and it began disrupting ships systems to elicit responses from the crew. ** The episode "[[The Menagerie (Star Trek: The Original Series)|The Menagerie]]" (1966) explored the idea that in the future a computer could be used to impersonate a person. It also was used to control the basic helm functions of the starship. Similarly, "[[Court Martial (Star Trek: The Original Series)|Court Martial]]" (1967) introduced the idea that a computer recording could be tampered with to make people believe an event transpired differently. ** '''Omicron Delta''' '''amusement park planet''', from "[[Shore Leave (Star Trek: The Original Series)|Shore Leave]]" (1966) - An automated amusement park which read the minds of its visitors and manufactured realistic facsimiles of their memories for them to interact with. The crew later returned in "[[Once Upon a Planet]]" (1973) whereupon the caretaker of the planet had died and the computer took over with ambitions to escape and explore the universe. ** '''Landru''', from the episode "[[The Return of the Archons]]" (1967) - Introduced the idea of an independent [[artificial intelligence]] which directed the populace and could control them when its ideals were threatened. ** '''Eminiar''' and '''Vendikar''', from "[[A Taste of Armageddon]]" (1967), - A war simulation computer between two planets which determined the casualties of "battles". ** '''The Guardian of Forever''', from "[[The City on the Edge of Forever]]" (1967) - A mysterious being/device which provided a portal through time and space. ** '''Nomad''', from "[[The Changeling (Star Trek: The Original Series)|The Changeling]]" (1967) - A hybrid of two damaged probes which repaired each-other by combining their parts as well as their programmed instructions creating a new directive. ** '''Vaal''', from the episode "[[The Apple (Star Trek: The Original Series)|The Apple]]" (1967) - A computer which protected a population by controlling their understanding and presenting itself as their god. It also could control the weather and affect starships in orbit. ** "[[The Doomsday Machine (Star Trek: The Original Series)|'''The Doomsday Machine''']]", from the episode of the same name (1967) - An automated machine that sought out planets to destroy and would retaliate against attackers. ** '''M-4''', from "[[Requiem for Methuselah]]" (1969) β A mobile computer created by Mr. Flint to protect him, his home, and his ward, Rayna.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bond |first1=Jeff |title="Requiem for Methuselah" Remastered Review + Video & Screenshots |url=https://trekmovie.com/2008/06/23/requiem-for-methuselah-remastered-review-video-screenshots/ |website=TrekMovie.com |access-date=12 September 2020}}</ref> ** '''M-5''', from "[[The Ultimate Computer]]" (1968) (voiced by [[James Doohan]]) - An experimental computer designed to replace a starship's main duotronic computer and automate most shipboard functions as well as obsolete most of its crew. ** '''Beta 5''', from "[[Assignment: Earth]]" (1968) (voiced by [[Barbara Babcock]]) - The main database of pseudo-secret agent [[Gary Seven]] which seemed capable of independent thought and responses but remained loyal to its programmers. ** '''The Controller''', from "[[Spock's Brain]]" (1968) - A computer needing a living brain to operate which controlled a vast database and decided who could access it. It also controlled life support systems for its occupants. ** '''The Oracle''', from "[[For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky]]" (1968) (voiced by [[James Doohan]]) - A society-directing computer designed to be the god of its people and operator of the spacecraft they inhabited. ** '''The Kalandan computer''', from "[[That Which Survives]]" (1968) creates a defense system utilizing the personality and image of its last recorded message. ** '''Memory Alpha''', from "[[The Lights of Zetar]]" (1969) - A facility containing all the accumulated knowledge of [[The United Federation of Planets]]. ** '''The Atavachron''', from "[[All Our Yesterdays (Star Trek: The Original Series)|All Our Yesterdays]]" (1969) - controlled navigation of a time portal and also prepared the travelers bodies for the transition.
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