Taiwan, once known as Formosa and later as Republic of China, was an island nation of Earth, the homeworld of humans.
Novels[]
Crapola Inc. was a manufacturer of cheap, mass-produced products with outlets on Venus, Ganymede, Titan, Miranda and Neptune, although the company was based in Taiwan on Earth. Dave Lister had purchased Talkie Toaster, a Crapola Inc. A.I. electronic device, on one of the moons. It is also probable that other possessions of Lister such as Lennon and McCartney - his electronic goldfish - were Crapola products also. (Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers)
The proudest and strongest of the Agonoids, M'Aiden Ty-One, was probably made in Taiwan, since his name in is a pun on the term "Made in Taiwan". (Backwards)
Television Series[]
When the Dwarfers came under the influence of unreality bubbles, they believed that Dave Lister was not human but a Series 3000 mechanoid made in Taiwan, along with a 24-hour call out number. ("Out of Time", Series VI)
One of the artificially intelligent vending machines aboard the JMC mining spaceship Red Dwarf was called Taiwan Tony, and Taiwan Tony believed that Taiwan was his place of origin. ("Fathers & Suns", Series X)
External Links[]
- Taiwan article on Wikipedia