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|name    = Model/5 computer
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A [[Model/5 Computer]] is a sophisticated [[electronic]] [[computer]].
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* It is a model of [[Ship's Computer]].
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* It is a kind of [[Ship Equipment]].
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|Type    = Computer
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|TL      = 11
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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|size    = 5 Ton
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A common model of [[Ship's Computer]]. It runs complex [[Computer Software|programs]] that control [[spacecraft|shipboard]] functions such as interstellar [[Jump Drive|jumps]] and in-[[system]] [[astrogation]].
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|weight  = 5 ton
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* A Model/5 [[computer]] using a [[Navigation Program]] is capable of initiating up to a [[Jump]]-5.
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|cost    = MCr 45
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* It runs multiple background applications including anti virus software, entertainment programs, and routine communications. It maintains passive security programs and monitors [[Life Support|life support]] systems.
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Operators are able to interact with the [[computer]] via [[Control Console]]s.
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* The [[computer]] connects to multiple [[Workstation]]s.
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* It will typically include a short-range [[Radio Communicator|radio]] allowing wireless interaction with peripheral [[device]]s.
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** A [[Ship's Computer]] with open [[Communications Equipment|communications]] has a presence in [[Cyberspace]].
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A standard model of [[Ship's Computer]], the [[Model/5 Computer]] runs [[Computer Software|programs]] that control [[Spaceship|shipboard]] functions such as interstellar [[Jump Drive|jumps]], and in-[[system]] navigation. It can also execute multiple applications including anti virus software, entertainment programs, routine communications, passive security programs, and monitors [[Life Support|life support]] systems. In addition to [[spaceship]]s, the Model/5 can monitor and control [[facility|facilities]] using the same programs.
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=== Standard Variants ===
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A number of different versions of the Model/5 are available:
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==== Model/5 ====
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The base model of the -/5 series.
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| 1.
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| Designation:
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| Model/5
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| 2.
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| Cost:
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| [[MCr]]45
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| 3.
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| Size:
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| 5 [[Ton]]s
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| 4.
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| Capacity:
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| 12 [[CPU]] / 25 Storage
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| 5.
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| Tonnage Range:
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| 50,000-99,999 [[Ton]]s
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| 6.
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| TL:
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| [[TL-11]]
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| 7.
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| Power:
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| 3 [[Energy Point|EP]]
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|}
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==== Model/5fib ====
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A Model/5fib is a [[Fiber Optic Computer]], a hardened and shielded version that has a fiber optic back-up system to resist radiation damage.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! No.
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| 1.
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| Designation:
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| Model/5fib <br>Model/E
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|-
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| 2.
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| Cost:
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| [[MCr]]68
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|-
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| 3.
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| Size:
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| 10 [[Ton]]s
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| 4.
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| Capacity:
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| 12 [[CPU]] / 25 Storage
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|-
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| 5.
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| Tonnage Range:
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| 50,000-99,999 [[Ton]]s
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| 6.
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| TL:
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| [[TL-11]]
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| 7.
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| Power:
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| 3 [[Energy Point|EP]]
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|}
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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The Command Section of a [[vessel]] typically includes a designated Computer Officer.
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A [[Ship's Computer]] is routinely linked to [[Anti-hijack Program]]s.
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* Anti-hijack protects the ship against potential takeovers. This [[Computer Software|program]] constantly monitors conditions within the [[vessel]], and automatically locks the access doors to the [[bridge]] and shuts down [[Control Console|control console]]s and [[Control Panel|control panel]]s if a hijack situation occurs.
  
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Computers are specified in terms of their capacity to process and store programs.
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Computers of this type may also be found running [[starport]]s, [[world|planetary]] infrastructure elements, [[military]] and [[COACC]] facilities, and industrial sites such as automated factories.
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All programs in the computer's CPU are processed simultaneously, while programs
 
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in storage are available on a revolving basis to replace those in the CPU as needed
 
  
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Computer control is through connected [[Workstation]]s. These may be connected to the Model/5 through hard links or other [[Communications Equipment|communications]] systems. In almost all cases where the Model/5 controls a given ship or facility function ([[gravity]], doors, [[sensor]]s etc.), orders fed in at the central workstation, like the [[bridge]] of a ship, take precedence over those fed in at local controls.
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Old models of computer can generally be traded in at 25% of their original cost.
  
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There is one additional version of the Model/5. A Model/5fib is a [[Fiber Optic Computer]], a hardened and shielded version that has a fiber optic back-up system to resist radiation damage.
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=== Computer Control Standards ===
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''[[Computer Control]]s:'' In almost all cases where the [[Ship's Computer]] can control a given [[spacecraft|ship]] function ([[gravity]], doors, [[sensor]]s etc.), orders fed in at the central [[bridge]] [[computer]] take precedence over those fed in at local [[Control Panel|controls]]. Only if the computer is inoperative will a [[computer override]] be ineffective.{{Page cite|name= Adventure Class Ships Volume 1 |page= 6 |article= Book 2 |version= Classic Traveller}} Some [[ship]]s have been known to be built with a different system set-up, but this arrangement is commonplace on most [[vessel]]s within [[Charted Space]]. {{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }}
  
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{{Basic}}
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
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{{Intermediate}}
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{{Detail}}
 
{{Sources
 
{{Sources
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships |page=22,38|version=Classic Traveller}}
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|S1= {{Ludography cite|name=Starships|page=|version=Classic Traveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= High Guard |page=26,28|version=Classic Traveller}}
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|S2= {{CT}} [[High Guard (book)|High Guard]] (Book 5)
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| [[Don McKinney]], {{CT}} Consolidated Errata, 14, 15
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|S3= [[Don McKinney]], {{CT}} Consolidated Errata, 14, 15
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Referee's Manual|page=81|version=MegaTraveller}}
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|S4= {{Ludography cite|name=Referee's Manual|page=|version=MegaTraveller}}
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| {{Ludography cite|name=The Traveller's Handbook|page=263}}
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|S5= {{Ludography ref|name= T5 Core Rules |page= }}
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| {{Ludography cite|name= Starships|version=Traveller 5th|page=250}}
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|S6= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]]
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| Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S7= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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| Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S8= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
 
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