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Originating on the planet Bynaus, the Bynars are one of the few
cybernetic species known. Unlike the Borg, the Bynars are a benign
species, and many have served on Federation Starbases as computer
experts. The Bynars are heavily dependant on computers, to the extent
that their thought processes are as close to binary as is possible for
an organic being. Indeed, they are unable to live without the central
computer system on their world which interlinks them all. The Bynars,
who always come in groups of two, as to communication to each other.
There are similarities with the Bynars and the Borg, as in they are
linked via a central computer, but they always need another one present
with them, to function. Each Bynar has a device implanted into their
brain, as to transfer digitally information from one Bynar to another.
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| Bynaus (101100010100110) is the third
planet in orbit around Sigma Regonis.
Spread across the surface of Bynaus is the Bynar's extremely sophisticated
main computer network, to which each Bynar is linked. In 2364, it survived
the death of the star Beta Magellan in their system. |
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| They communicate in pairs, alternating
their speech. Their primary language is a high-speed
chatter that delivers information at incredible speeds, so quickly that the Bynar's
organic brains cannot
store it all - for this they use a device called a buffer.
The buffer is a cybernetic device worn on their belts that
enables them to exchange information in digital form at a rate they can
comprehend and utilize. |
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| Bynars are a unisexual race that resemble
humans, but stand around four feet tall on average and have enlarged, bony
craniums with slender bodies. Their skin tone is lilac in color. |
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| Bynars give birth as they reach maturity,
and children are always born in pairs, linked to each other for the rest
of their lives.
Upon birth, a surgeon replaces the child's parietal lobe with a synaptic
processor, which in itself is considered a christening ceremony. This enables
them to have direct access to most computer systems via a physical link.
Disconnecting a Bynar from the master computer or each other is near fatal. |
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| The Bynar's concept of logic is as
close to binary as any organic being can get, dividing every issue into "1" or "0" choices,
like that of a computer. Thinking in absolutes, Bynar logic may lead them
to acts of questionable morality. |
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| Over time, they have merged their society
and even their own identities into the structure of their vast computer
operating system. All Bynars live and work in pairs,
and are neither considered male or female but a linked pair. |
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| The Bynars have an affinity with technology;
they specialize in most science and technical skills, especially those
dealing with computers. In fact, their computer skills are highly sought
after within the Alpha Quadrant. They almost never found
as active members of a starship though, or even starbase crew, as they
prefer to stay on their homeworld, near their main computer network. |
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In 2363, the other two planets before
Bynaus were destroyed in a stellar nova. The next year, they attempted
to steal the U.S.S. Enterprise when their computer system was under threat.
Bynar logic dictated that the need was too great, and they could not
absolutely guarantee that the Federation would agree to help them. Rather
than except the possibility of failure, they were prepared deal unjustly
with others.
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| Bynar names are spoken as computer
code, in binary tongue, composed entirely of ones and zeroes (ie. 110101). |
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