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

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?

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