Beta III
Facts
- Primary: FGC-111
- Class M
- Inhabitants: Betan
- Nation
- - c.4th millennium BCE - 2267 - : Independent
- Day: 22 hours (TOS Novel: Ex Machina)
Government
- Run through direct command of Landru computer system from c.4th millennium BCE to January 2267 (TOS: "The Return of the Archons"; SCE Short Story: "Foundations, Book Two")
- Most individuals directed indirectly (TOS: "The Return of the Archons"; SCE Short Story: "Foundations, Book Two")
- Commands relayed through Elders to direct operations (SCE Short Story: "Foundations, Book Two")
- Lawgivers kept through direct commands to hold control over remainder of populace (SCE Short Story: "Foundations, Book Two")
- Most individuals directed indirectly (TOS: "The Return of the Archons"; SCE Short Story: "Foundations, Book Two")
History
- c.4th millennium BCE: Landru computer system put into place by the philosopher of that name, stultifying the local civilization and regressing them to an agrarian society.
- c.2165: Loss of USS Archon via mysterious causes (TOS: "The Return of the Archons")
- January 18, 2267: Follow-up visit by USS Enterprise to identify cause of loss of the USS Archon leads to disabling of the Landru computer system. (TOS: "The Return of the Archons")