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'''Software''' were the instructions designed for [[computer]]s to perform specific functions. | '''Software''' were the instructions designed for [[computer]]s to perform specific functions. | ||
[[The Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdrivers]] all used the same software despite various different models, effectively mirroring the Doctor themselves - "same software, different face." The Doctors used this to their advantage to make centuries-long calculations in | [[The Doctor]]'s [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdrivers]] all used the same software despite various different models, effectively mirroring the Doctor themselves - "same software, different face." The Doctors used this to their advantage to make centuries-long calculations in [[second]]s (given the process was started by the [[War Doctor]]'s sonic screwdriver as a subroutine that worked right up during the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s time and completed four hundred years later by the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s time) in an attempt to break down their cell door molecularly while imprisoned in the [[Tower of London]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
[[Jeff Atkins]] worked in software in [[1999]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bide-a-Wee (short story)|Bide-a-Wee]]'') | [[Jeff Atkins]] worked in software in [[1999]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bide-a-Wee (short story)|Bide-a-Wee]]'') | ||
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[[Code Nine]] was a priority alarm initiated when [[computer]] software — activated on the release of the [[Emergency Protocols]] — detected important words. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'') | [[Code Nine]] was a priority alarm initiated when [[computer]] software — activated on the release of the [[Emergency Protocols]] — detected important words. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'') | ||
{{video|Calling the Doctor - Doctor Who - BBC|thumb|Calling the Doctor through the Sub-Wave ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'')}} | |||
The [[Sub-Wave Network]] was a piece of sentient software programmed to find anyone who could help to contact the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | The [[Sub-Wave Network]] was a piece of sentient software programmed to find anyone who could help to contact the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
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[[Neuroware]] was software that was implanted into a person's skull. It allowed a person to access the datanet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Second Chances (VD short story)|Second Chances]]'') | [[Neuroware]] was software that was implanted into a person's skull. It allowed a person to access the datanet. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Second Chances (VD short story)|Second Chances]]'') | ||
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The [[Twelfth Doctor]] observed that [[Missy]] had updated the software of the [[Nethersphere]] [[hard drive]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'') | |||
[[CyberMondan]]s received software updates from [[Mondas]] but this required them to be within range of the [[transmitter]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Way of the Burryman (audio story)|Way of the Burryman]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Technology from the real world]] | [[Category:Technology from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:14, 22 July 2024
Software were the instructions designed for computers to perform specific functions.
The Doctor's sonic screwdrivers all used the same software despite various different models, effectively mirroring the Doctor themselves - "same software, different face." The Doctors used this to their advantage to make centuries-long calculations in seconds (given the process was started by the War Doctor's sonic screwdriver as a subroutine that worked right up during the Tenth Doctor's time and completed four hundred years later by the Eleventh Doctor's time) in an attempt to break down their cell door molecularly while imprisoned in the Tower of London. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
Jeff Atkins worked in software in 1999. (PROSE: Bide-a-Wee)
I2 was an Earth software company created by the Voracians. They planned to use the living software program Voractyll to take over the Earth, but were stopped by the Fourth Doctor. (PROSE: System Shock)
Yukio Nakaguchi and Sulio N'Farr maintained the software for Project Eden. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising)
Owen Stanford was a software designer. He and his team won the Chesterton Award in 2010 at a conference for their work. (AUDIO: Situation Vacant)
Code Nine was a priority alarm initiated when computer software — activated on the release of the Emergency Protocols — detected important words. (TV: Aliens of London)
The Sub-Wave Network was a piece of sentient software programmed to find anyone who could help to contact the Tenth Doctor. (TV: The Stolen Earth)
Dorium Maldovar was given a bag of sentient money by the headless monks in return for security software. (WC: Prequel (A Good Man Goes to War), TV: A Good Man Goes to War)
After escaping the laboratory where it had been built, the Hadax Ura went to the planet Unnamed BX-4. It uninstalled all of its diagnostic software, becoming insane as a result. (COMIC: Spirits of the Jungle)
Rex Matheson ran some footage through Central Intelligence Agency software to translate it from Mandarin to English. (TV: The Gathering)
Neuroware was software that was implanted into a person's skull. It allowed a person to access the datanet. (PROSE: Second Chances)
The Twelfth Doctor observed that Missy had updated the software of the Nethersphere hard drive. (TV: Death in Heaven)
CyberMondans received software updates from Mondas but this required them to be within range of the transmitter. (AUDIO: Way of the Burryman)
