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The Ultimate Computer
James Blish · 1973short story
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Kirk's command is put on trial when the Enterprise is fitted with the M-5, an advanced computer built to run a starship without a crew, and the machine's growing, murderous initiative during war-game exercises forces a reckoning over what makes command human.
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Placement
- Star Trek Original TV Series Adaptations
- contained in Star Trek 9collection
- contained in The Classic Episodes 2collection
- contained in The Star Trek Reader IIomnibus