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Subject: Re: (NEW POLL) Which would be the most...

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capn hayes

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Date Posted: 12:00:36 09/15/02 Sun
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In reply to: Major Diarrhia 's message, "Re: (NEW POLL) Which would be the most..." on 02:11:45 09/15/02 Sun

>>Which would be the most useful robot/android/droid to
>>have on your (generic) sci-fi ship?
>>
>>Data
>>An Exocomp
>>An R2 Unit
>>A protocol droid (ie C3-PO)
>>A Cylon warrior
>>R. Daneel Olivaw (from Asimov)
>>K9 (from Doctor Who)
>>Kryten (from Red Dwarf)
>
>I chose Data, but I'll get back to that in a moment. I
>don't who Daneel Olivaw is or what K9 is like. I'm
>sortof familiar with Kryten but I think Data is better
>than him since to my knowledge Data is stronger,
>faster, and smarter. A Cylon warrior is just a shiny
>Storm Trooper. A protocal droid doesn't do anything a
>good universal translator can't do except of course
>worry alot. The Exocomp and R2 unit are about the same
>except that the Exocomp can litteraly make any tool
>with its mini replicator thing and is sentient, so I
>would rather have a Exocomp if it were betwene it and
>a R2 unit. But Data tops them all. He is stronger,
>faster, smarter, and more versatile then all the rest.

Exocomps are sorta cool but defiantly NOT better than an R2 unit, the replicator multi-tool could be rendered useless by certain kinds of phased polaron and other kinds of radiation that disrupts replicators. ALL droids (and most ships) would be considered "sentient" by Star Trek's standards. Artoo shows a lot more initiative than an Exocomp. In addition to being every bit as capable (in the repair department), R2 units can interface and pretty much do whatever they want with a computer. ANY computer! They can even cook clean and knit! In a comparison between the two droids I think that an Exocomp would be more like MN-2E general maintenance droid (just kidding). But I would really compare'em to a WED Treadwell doid, in all honesty. With the exception, of the replicator multi-tool (not always usable on starships) and a repulsorlift. Other than that they're not any better than a "wed-tread".

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: (NEW POLL) Which would be the most...	capn hayes	12:12:35 09/15/02 Sun

Re: (NEW POLL) Which would be the most...	Warspite	14:49:53 09/15/02 Sun
Re: (NEW POLL) Which would be the most... -- The Divine Shadow, 18:42:03 09/15/02 Sun Re: (NEW POLL) Which would be the most... -- Warspite, 08:49:06 09/16/02 Mon