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Top ten evil computers

By Rich Trenholm on 01 November 2007, 10:12am

BOSS
Doctor Who: The Green Death

Evil quote: "You disappoint me, Doctor. I should have thought you'd have guessed. I am the BOSS. I'm all around you. Exactly. I am the computer."

It was the third Doctor, Jon Pertwee, who encountered BOSS (Biomorphic Organisational Systems Supervisor) in 'the one with the giant maggots': The Green Death (1973). BOSS was a supercomputer with a silly name, and anyone who builds one of those is frankly asking for trouble -- see also WOTAN (Will Operating Thought ANalogue) in The War Machines.

BOSS runs Global Chemicals, indulging its megalomaniacal streak by brainwashing employees and dumping toxic waste that mutates maggots into giant killer maggots. BOSS also plans to take over the world by linking up with all the other computers on earth. Hey, that's not a bad idea -- someone should look into that.

Eventually BOSS is blown up by one of its own brainwashed minions. Megolamania, hubris, a daft acronym: textbook evil computer stuff.

Evil rating: Mwahahahahaha!

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