From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: dxmm{at}albury.nospam.net.au
Subject: Re: STAR TREK THE WRATH OF KHAN: was What Did You Watch?
2013-06-01(Saturday)

David Johnston wrote:
> On 6/5/2013 9:07 AM, Daniel47{at}teranews.com wrote:
>> anim8rFSK wrote:
>>> In article ,
>>>   "Daniel47{at}teranews.com"
 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Lewis wrote:
>>>>> In message 
>>>>>     Arthur Lipscomb  wrote:
>>>>>> On 6/2/2013 10:03 PM, ToolPackinMama wrote:
>>>>>>> On 6/2/2013 10:31 PM, Arthur Lipscomb wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Most of the other characters were from TOS
or just a random
>>>>>>>> alien.  This
>>>>>>>> guy stands out because TOS had no cyborgs
like that on the
>>>>>>>> Enterprise.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> TOS did have an android on the Enterprise in
one episode.  He wore a
>>>>>>> Starfleet uniform and everything.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://allyourtrekarebelongto.us/imudd.htm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Not entirely the same thing.  Androids were
clearly established in
>>>>>> TOS,
>>>>>> which made Data's claims of uniqueness a little odd.  The
>>>>>> character in
>>>>>> the movie is humanoid with cybernetic implants
which apparently
>>>>>> (according to online sources) have a direct neural
interface with the
>>>>>> Enterprise.  He's more Borg than Starfleet and
more advance than
>>>>>> anything Starfleet should have had during TOS (or even TNG).
>>>>>
>>>>> Different History. Different developments.
>>>>
>>>> Lewis, I was going to give a similar response to Arthur, up thread,
>>>> along the lines of "Different Timeline, so who knows what is
>>>> possible!!", but as this is only a shout time
(months/years??) after
>>>> the
>>>> re-boot, is it really likely that there would be a Borg in
Starfleet??
>>>>
>>>> Daniel
>>>
>>> The history of the universe and basic physics were already completely
>>> different in the first movie when Nero first appeared.
>>
>> Yeap, the timeline is the same until Nero appears out of nowhere and
>> destroys Kirk's Dad's ship!
>>
>> Then, sometime later, Kirk goes to StarFleet, studies, goes off and
>> beats Nero and is promoted Captain and given command of USS Enterprise.
>>
>> Then (12th Movie), sometime later, other missions occur and there are
>> Borg in Starfleet.
>>
>
> And why would you assume that's a Borg and not a Binar or just a human
> with an implant?

Sorry! I was only repeating what Arthur Lipscomb mentioned up-thread! 
Why don't you go ask him what he was talking about??

Daniel

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