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The Ultimate Computer
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<p>"The Ultimate Computer" is the twenty-fourth episode of the <a href="/facts/Star_Trek%3a_The_Original_Series_season_2/KuRwm7nl">second season</a> of the American <a href="/facts/Science_fiction/d9hE2Lwt">science fiction</a> television series <i><a href="/facts/Star_Trek%3a_The_Original_Series/BtLu8Sgu">Star Trek</a></i>. Written by <a href="/facts/D.C._Fontana/xRN18mpG">D.C. Fontana</a> (based on a story by Laurence N. Wolfe) and directed by <a href="/facts/John_Meredyth_Lucas/yFta4gyy">John Meredyth Lucas</a>, it was first broadcast on March 8, 1968. </p><p>In the episode, the crew of the <i><a href="/facts/USS_Enterprise_(NCC-1701)/4vx6pL1L">Enterprise</a></i> race to disable a rogue computer in total control of the ship. </p>