I think he was a few photons short of a complete program...
I think he was a few photons short of a complete program...
That may have been the intent.So Lore is left brained and Data is right brained?
No, they mention it in the tie-in novel. In the season itself, they're implied to be Maddox's own versions of Data presumably capable of all he was.
Jurati: Ultimately, B4 wasn't much like Data at all. In fact, no other synth has been.
Picard: No.
Jurati: And there's the rub. No one has ever been able to redevelop the science used to create Data. Then came Bruce. Maddox. He recruited me out of Starfleet. Despite Data's death, we came so close. Then we got shut down, and it crushed him.
Picard: Where is he now?
Jurati: He disappeared after the ban. I've tried to find him, but...
Picard: You said "despite Data's death," meaning that any new synthetic would have to be made from Data.
Jurati: Advanced ones, yes. If you had Data's neural net, perfecting a flesh-and-blood host body would be relatively simple.
Picard: But his neurons died with him.
I think that happened in one of the What If novels, where Lal didn't die.Another reason why the admiral had it wrong when he tried to take Lal away from Data... Data had been the most successful in replicating himself yet. So he should have arranged for Data and Lal to be transferred to Earth, Data to head up the project, and Lal so that the learning process for a newly built positronic brain could be closely studied.
"The Embrace of Cold Architects". Lal is saved because the events occur sooner and Noonien Soong is present to assist in the surgery. However, Admiral Hapless still separates Lal from Data, forcing the latter to resign from Starfleet.I think that happened in one of the What If novels, where Lal didn't die.
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