Fiber Optic Computer

A Fiber Optic Computer, also notated as Fibre Optic Computer is a specially hardened computer most often used in military ships.

Description (Specifications)

It is a computer whose logic circuits are constructed from fibre optic conduits. Such computers are less vulnerable to radiation effects than normal electronic computers and for this reason are often used on military vessels.

Selected Ship's Computer Types

1. Model/1 Computer
2. Model/2 Computer
3. Model/3 Computer
4. Model/4 Computer
5. Model/5 Computer
6. Model/6 Computer
7. Model/7 Computer
8. Model/8 Computer
9. Model/9 Computer

Selected Ship's Computer Modifiers

1. bis
2. fib

History & Background (Dossier)

Hard radiation is a serious problem in deep space, or even with interplanetary space, the stellar system. It wreaks havoc on electronics, especially conventional electronics. Fiber Optic Computers were one of the solutions to minimize damage from radiation in deep space.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• High Passage 4
• The Traveller Adventure
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science