Talk:The Ultimate Computer
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edit!!Spoiler Alert!!
I think it may be worthwhile to discuss how this episode is reminiscent of 2 movies:
1) "2001" written by Arthur Clarke in 1968
http://imdb.com/title/tt0062622/
2) "Wargames" written by Lawrence Lasker & Walter F. Parkes in 1983
http://imdb.com/title/tt0086567/
The reason is: HAL in 2001 is a renegade computer that takes over and then kills people before being disabled -- just like the M5 in "The Ultimate Computer".
And in "Wargames", the computer is unable to distinguish between a game and a real-life situation.
Copyedit responding to request to shorten Plot
editI did a basic copyedit, reducing the length without any significant changes to the meaning. Responding to the tag to "shorten or make less detailed", a couple details incidental to the plot were cut. A rewrite was not really necessary.