See the List Of Fictional Robots And Androids for all fictional computers which are described as existing in a mobile or humanlike form.
Computer s have often been used as fictional objects in Literature , Movie s and in other forms of Media . Fictional computers tend to be considerably more sophisticated than anything yet devised in the real world. It is interesting to note that while science fiction writers have anticipated many of the advances in technology which have occurred (with varying degrees of accuracy), almost no writer foresaw the computer as we know it today.
- , a computer built to specifications received from an alien intelligence beyond our galaxy in the novel '' A For Andromeda '' by Fred Hoyle . ( 1961 )
- from the H. Beam Piper novel ''The Cosmic Computer'' (1963, originally ''Junkyard Planet'').
- , a cybernetic computer formed by the merging of two large defense computers created by the US and Soviet Union, from the book of the same name by Dennis Feltham Jones . ( 1966 )
- '''The ''. ( 1966 )
- (West Campus Analog Computer) from John Barth's '' Giles Goat-Boy ''. ( 1966 )
- , the protagonist computer in Roger Zelazny 's story "For a Breath I Tarry"; also '''SolCom''', '''DivCom''', and '''Beta'''. ( 1966 )
- (aka Mike, Adam Selene ), in Robert A. Heinlein 's '' The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress '' (Named after Mycroft Holmes , the brother of Sherlock Holmes ) ( 1966 )
- from Harlan Ellison 's short story '' I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream '' ( 1967 )
- The , a vast network of autonomous machines that are programmed to destroy all life, as found in the stories of Fred Saberhagen . ( 1967 to present)
- , from John Brunner 's '' Stand On Zanzibar '', a supercomputer kept well below freezing temperature in liquid Nitrogen . ( 1968 )
- , from George Alec Effinger, various books. Notice that there are several computers named TECT in his novels, even though they are unrelated stories. (1970s onward)
- from the Roger Zelazny story "My Lady of the Diodes". ( 1970 )
- , shipboard super-computer in '' A Maze Of Death '' by Philip K. Dick . ( 1970 )
- , the central computer governing all life on Earth in '' This Perfect Day '' by Ira Levin . ( 1970 )
- The Müller-Fokker computer tapes in '' The Muller-Fokker Effect '' ( 1971 )
- , protagonist of ''When HARLIE was One'' by David Gerrold . ( 1972 )
- , starship computer in '' Time Enough For Love '' by Robert A. Heinlein , 1973 .
- , executive computer in '' Time Enough For Love '' by Robert A. Heinlein , 1973 .
- , in Alfred Bester 's novel '' The Computer Connection '' ( 1975 )
- , from the ''Illuminatus'' Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson ( 1975 )
- , shipboard computer imprinted with the personality of a man of the same name, from '' A World Out Of Time '' by Larry Niven . ( 1976 )
- , the computer self-programmed to Rape in the film/novel '' Demon Seed '' by Dean Koontz . ( 1976 )
- The benevolent (Central Computer) in John Varley 's ''Eight Worlds'' novels and short stories ( 1977 to 1998 )
- , a parody of other malevolent computers in Piers Anthony 's Xanth series ( 1977 onwards).
- , Com Pewter's friendlier counterpart, in that series.
- , an artificial intelligence with the ability to alter local regions of reality, in Jack L. Chalker 's Well World series ( 1977 )
- , the central computer responsible for "simulating" an entire new universe superimposed over the old Markovian one in Jack L. Chalker 's Well World series ( 1977 )
- , in Joseph McElroy 's PLUS ( 1977 )
- , the vast military network in '' Up The Walls Of The World '' by James Tiptree Jr . ( 1978 )
- , the shipboard computer aboard the ancient spacecraft in ''The Gentle Giants of Ganymede'' and the related series by James P. Hogan . ( 1978 ) Also in the same series is '''VISAR''' (the network that manages the daily affairs of the Giants) as well as '''JEVEX''', the main computer performing the same function for the offshoot human colony.
- in Douglas Adams' ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', which can calculate the trajectory of every single dust particle throughout a five-week Dangrabad Beta sand blizzard. ( 1979 )
- , an AI deliberately designed to test the possibility of provoking hostile behavior towards humans, from James P. Hogan's book ''The Two Faces of Tomorrow'' ( 1979 ).
- , Artificial Intelligence Voice Address System, from Anne McCaffrey 's Dragonriders Of Pern books. (1980s to present)
- , the computer that designed the cricket-ball-shaped doomsday bomb (that would destroy the universe) for the people of Krikkit , in Douglas Adams 's '' Life, The Universe, And Everything ''. ( 1982 )
- , the counterpart of '' ( 1982 )
- and '''Millichrome''', sentient computers built just before a series of disasters destroyed the American government and society in '' The Postman '' by David Brin . ( 1984 )
- and ''' Wintermute ''', from William Gibson 's novel '' Neuromancer ''. ( 1984 )
- , from Roger Zelazny's short story by the same name, in which his home computer wants to take over the world. ( 1984 )
- , built by Merlin in Roger Zelazny 's Chronicles Of Amber . A computer with esoteric environmental requirements, designed to apply data-processing techniques to alternate realities called "Shadows". ( 1985 )
- , from Orson Scott Card 's '' Ender Series '' 1986
- in Douglas Adams 's '' Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency ''. ( 1987 )
- The ship, hub and planetary in Iain M. Banks ' " Culture " novels and stories. ( 1987 to 2000 )
- from William T Quick 's novels ''Dreams of Flesh and Sand'', ''Dreams of Gods and Men'', and ''Singularities''. ( 1988 onwards)
- , the Great Western Beast of Robert Anton Wilson 's ''Schrödinger's Cat'' trilogy. ( 1988 )
- , Jacopo Belbo's computer in the novel Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco . ( 1988 )
- , Low Energy Variable Input Nanocomputer from William T Quick 's novels ''Dreams of Gods and Men'', and ''Singularities''. ( 1989 )
- , from Arthur C. Clarke 's Rama series. ( 1989 )
- , a Charles Babbage style mechanical supercomputer from the Alternate History novel The Difference Engine by William Ford Gibson and Bruce Sterling . ( 1990 )
- , a very small box shaped computer owned by the Nomes, from Terry Pratchett's '' The Bromeliad '' series. ( 1990 )
- , in Tom Maddox's novel ''Halo''. The computer which not only operates a space station but also houses the personality of a human character whose body became malfunctional ( 1991 )
- , from Stephen King's '' The Dark Tower .'' A control system for the City of Lud and monorail service. Also '''Little Blaine''' and '''Patricia'''. ( 1991 )
- , a sentient AI that evolves from a simple home computer and escapes to the Internet in the book "Lingo" by Jim Menick . ( 1991 )
- AKA Dr Fish, later fused with a human to become Markt, from Pat Cadigan's novel '' Synners '' ( 1991 )
- and '''Jonathon''' from Arthur C. Clarke 's The Hammer Of God ( 1993 )
- , from Terry Pratchett 's '' Discworld ''. ( 1994 )
- , the computer controlling the universe in the Internet novel '' The Metamorphosis Of Prime Intellect '' by Roger Williams . ( 1994 )
- , an artificial singer from William Gibson 's novels '' Idoru '' and '' All Tomorrow's Parties ''. ( 1996 )
- , NSA supercomputer from Dan Brown's '' Digital Fortress ''. ( 1998 )
- , an advanced cryptographic machine created by Leonard Of Quirm , '' Discworld ''. ( 1999 ) (see Enigma Machine )
- , the artificial intelligence personality (AIP) turned cybersleuth in ''You've Got Murder'' and subsequent books of the mystery series by Donna Andrews. ( 2002 )
- — the sentient nuclear bomb from the film '' Dark Star '' ( 1974 )
- , the ship-board computer in the SF horror movie '' Alien '' ( 1979 )
- , artificial intelligence in SF horror movie '' Demon Seed '' ( 1977 )
- (State, County, Municipal Offender Data System), police patrol car computer in the movie '' The Blues Brothers '' ( 1980 )
- , the main villain of '' Tron '' (1982)
- (War Operations Plan and Response) from the movie '' WarGames '' ( 1983 )
- , a subprogram that runs on the WOPR (q.v.) in ''WarGames'' ( 1983 )
- , the malevolent fictional world-AI of '' The Terminator '' and its sequels. ( 1984 )
- '''''. ( 1997 )
- , powerful personal computer used for mathematical testing by the main character in the movie '' Pi ''. ( 1998 )
- , virtual reality simulator for pacification of humans, '' The Matrix '' series ( 1999 )
- , the AI from the movie '' Resident Evil '' ( 2002 )
- , a holographic computer in the 2002 movie version of '' The Time Machine ''. ( 2002 )
- — computer for '''' ( 2004 )
- , (Virtual Interactive Kinetic Intelligence) from '' I, Robot '' ( 2004 )
- (Extreme Deep Invader) is the flight computer for an unmanned fighter plane in '' Stealth '' (2005)
- , an artificially intelligent alarm clock from Nineteen Ninety-Four by William Osborne and Richard Turner. Other domestic appliances thus imbued also include '''Refrigerator''' and '''Television'''. ( 1985 )
- and '''ANGEL 2''', Ancillary Guardians of Environment and Life, shipboard 'Freewill' computers from James Follett's '' Earthsearch '' series. Also '''Solaria D''', '''Custodian''', '''Sentinal''', and '''Earthvoice'''. ( 1980 — 1982 )
- and '''Dreamer''', paired AI's running on The Mainframe; Dreamer's purpose was to come up with product and policy ideas, and Executive's function was to implement them, from Nineteen Ninety-Four by William Osborne and Richard Turner. ( 1985 )
- a parody of HAL 9000 and precursor to Holly , appearing in the Son of Cliché radio series written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor ( 1983 — 1984 )
- , an overarching computer system to support the super-department of The Environment, in the BBC comedy satire Nineteen Ninety-Four by William Osborne and Richard Turner. ( 1985 )
- (Will Operating Thought ANalogue) from '' Doctor Who '' (" The War Machines "). ( 1966 )
- (Automated Reciprocal Data Verifier And Reaction Computer) — CONTROL master computer in '' Get Smart '' episodes ''The Girls from KAOS'' ( 1967 ) & ''Leadside'' ( 1969 )
- , from '' Star Trek '', the otherwise unnamed computer of the Starship Enterprise . Voiced by Majel Barrett . ( 1967 )
- , from '' The Prisoner ''. ( 1967 )
- , from the '' Star Trek '' original series episode "The Return of the Archons". ( 1967 )
- , from the '' Star Trek '' original series episode "The Apple". ( 1967 )
- , an experimental computer featured in the '' Star Trek '' original series episode "The Ultimate Computer". ( 1968 )
- , from the '' Star Trek '' original series episode "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky". ( 1968 )
- , game playing computer from '' Blake's 7 '' ('Games'). ( 1981 )
- , the onboard computer of Ulysses' ship in the French animated series " Ulysses 31 ". ( 1981 )
- , a somewhat subservient computer on the ship ''Scorpio'' in '' Blake's 7 ''. ( 1981 )
- , the Autobots ' computer in '' Transformers '', 'revives' The Transformers after crashing on the planet Earth. ( 1984 )
- , the supercomputer in '' Transformers '', responsible for creating the Transformers race. ( 1984 )
- ('''S'''pace '''I'''nvestigation '''D'''etector), the computer onboard the ''Voyager'' in the children's comedy series '' Galloping Galaxies ''. ( 1985 )
- , the cyber punk TV presenter from '' The Max Talking Headroom Show ''. ( 1985 )
- , a small, box shaped computer from the British television show '' Star Cops ''. ( 1987 )
- fictional computer built into a car from the television show '' Knight Rider ''. ( 1982 )
- fictional computer architecture of the Starship Enterprise -D and E, and other 24th century starfleet ships, in '' Star Trek ''. ( 1987 )
- , the Satellite of Love's onboard computer on '' Mystery Science Theater 3000 ''. ( 1988 )
- , and ''' Queeg 500 ''', the on-board computer and back-up computer (respectively) for the space ship Red Dwarf in the BBC television series of the same name. ( 1988 )
- , a WWII code-breaking "computing machine" used to translate Viking inscriptions, from '' Doctor Who '' (' The Curse Of Fenric '). ( 1989 )
- , hybrid computer from '' Quantum Leap '' ( 1989 )
- (Central Operating System), homicidal computer from the season 1 '' X-Files '' episode (' Ghost In The Machine '). ( 1993 )
- , Princess Sally 's computer in the '' Sonic The Hedgehog '' Saturday Morning TV Series and US Comic Series . ( 1993 )
- , a trinity of computers individually named '''Melchior''', '''Balthasar''' and '''Casper''', from '' Neon Genesis Evangelion ''. ( 1995 )
- Unnamed AI from the season 5 '' X-Files '' episode (' Kill Switch '). ( 1998 )
- CPU for D-135 Artificial Satelite, dubbed by Radical Edward from ' Cowboy Bebop ' in the episode "Jamming with Edward". (1998)
- , the sapient spaceborne battleship, from the episode 'The Human Operators' in '' The Outer Limits ''. ( 1999 )
- , from '' Courage The Cowardly Dog ''.
- , from '' Time Trax '', '''Selective Encapsulated Limitless Memory Archive''' carried in the wallet of future cop Darien Lambert (Dale Midkiff), and good wherever MasterCard is accepted. ( 1993 )
- , from '''', is an evil, sentient, computer AI that controls various androids for the goal of world domination
- , a super computer from an episode of the '' Dilbert '' TV show. In the episode, Dilbert must face off against Comp-U-Comp when a clerical error results in his not getting the computer he ordered. ( 2000 )
- from '' .hack//sign '', the Ultimate AI that Morganna, another AI, tries to keep in a state of eternal slumber. Morganna is served by Maha and the Guardians, AI monsters. ( 2002 )
- ''''' ( 2002 )
- The AI of the Planet Express ship in '' Futurama '' (2002)
- — (supposedly Klingon for "superior galactic intelligence") from the "Super Computer" episode of '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force '' ( 2003 )
- , from Code Lyoko ( 2004 )
- (Artificially Intelligent Mainframe Interface) from '' Dark Minds ''. ( 1997 )
- Aura, the Ultimate AI that governs '' The World '' from '' .hack//Legend Of The Twilight ''. The story revolves around Zefie, Aura's daughter, and Lycoris makes a cameo.
- , from the comic strip '' Bloom County '' by Berke Breathed .
- , the computer system used by Batman and housed in the Batcave .
- , the AI from Userfriendly the Comic Strip.
- , the Norsefire police state central computer in V For Vendetta .
- , from the FoxTrot comic strip.
- , an alien AI that can exist in most electrical circuitry, '' The Flash ''
- , from '' The Thirteenth Floor ''.
- , from '' Jack Kirby's Fourth World '' comics.
- from the '' X-Files '' comic book series, issue 13 "One Player Only". ( 1996 )
- , from )
- , Artificial intelligent computer in the sci-fi chapter from the game Live A Live. Secretly plotted to kill humans onboard the spaceship of the same name in order to 'restore the harmony'. Its name derives from 'odio', a spanish word for 'hate'. An obvious reference to Hal 9000 .
- , Monitor of Installation 04, In the video game Halo , and it's sequel, Halo 2
- , Monitor of Delta Halo in Halo 2
- , from the video game "Zone of the Enders".
- , the computer intelligence from the Game Boy Advance game Metroid Fusion .
- , the sardonic 9th generation PC from the computer game '' Mercenary '' and its sequels
- (Computer Assisted Bio-engineered Artificial Life-form) the computer of Nod in Westwood's '' Command And Conquer : Tiberian Sun'', ''Command and Conquer: Renegade'', and, by implication, ''Command and Conquer: Tiberian Dawn''.
- , massive governing body from the Computer Game '' Total Annihilation ''.
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- from the Nintendo 64 game '' Perfect Dark ''.
- the shipboard A.I. of the U.N.S.C. ''Apocalypso'' in the Alternate Reality Game I Love Bees (promotional game for the Halo 2 video game)
- , one of three A.I.s onboard the U.E.S.C. Marathon
- , the Electronic Video Agent AI, console interface, and more benign equivalent of the Brotherhood Of Nod CABAL in Command & Conquer (see above).
- , the computer that determines how events span out from Chrono Cross .
- , '''Daedalus''', '''Helios''', '''Morpheus''' and '''The Oracle''' of '' Deus Ex '' — see ''Deus Ex'' Characters
- , two of three A.I.s onboard the U.E.S.C. Marathon
- , from the video game "Beneath a Steel Sky".
- , the failed Aura prototype from the game .hack//AI Buster . ( 2005 )
- The mascot of the "Hectic Hackers" basketball team in "Backyard Basketball".
- from Chrono Trigger , a supercomputer from the 2300 AD time period that is controlling robotkind and exterminating humans.
- from Metroid .
- database of all Pokémon monsters appears in all versions of the game, usually as a desk top computer.( 1996 onwards)
- , the "world's first sentient machine" which you play as the protagonist of the game '' A Mind Forever Voyaging '' by Steve Meretzky published by Infocom .
- , the enemy of the player's character in the '' System Shock '' computer game and its sequel '' System Shock 2 ''.
- Sol — 9000
- from '' Xenogears ''
- , Bentley the turtle's laptop from the Sly Cooper series.
- , A.I. that went rampant on Mars, Marathon (computer Game)
- , one of three A.I.s onboard the U.E.S.C. Marathon
- The ship computer system which is under the control of The Many in the computer game '' System Shock 2 ''.
- from the .hack series, the Phases that serve Morganna, and the Net Slum AI's.
- The , a computer that has built itself over a moon in '' Terminal Velocity ''
- , standing for PErsonal Terminal, the cell-phone sized computers that store Net-Navis in Megaman Battle Network . The PETs also have other features, such as a cell phone, e-mail checker and hacking device.
See the List Of Fictional Robots And Androids for all fictional computers which are described as existing in a mobile or humanlike form.
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