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	:Standalone computers are also present in [[sickbay]] and Dr. Baltar's laboratory.		:Standalone computers are also present in [[sickbay]] and Dr. Baltar's laboratory.

	:The [[New Caprica Resistance]] has a computer in its underground tunnels, which is used to communicate with Raptors dispatched by ''Galactica'' ~~("[[~~Occupation~~]]," "[[~~Precipice~~]]")~~.		:The [[New Caprica Resistance]] has a computer in its underground tunnels, which is used to communicate with Raptors dispatched by ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|Occupation\|Precipice}}.
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	====Viper Flight Simulators====		====Viper Flight Simulators====

	:''Galactica'' loses many pilots to Cylon attack or accident in the first weeks of exodus from the Colonies. Lieutenant ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~ is ordered to become flight instructor to train [[nugget]]s as new pilots. Normally, pilots are trained on simulators, presumably on one of the Colonies or a more advanced battlestar, which used complex computers to immerse a trainee into the feel of Viper combat. Unfortunately, ''Galactica'' does not have simulators aboard, so Thrace teaches the new pilots using actual Vipers {{TRS\|Act of Contrition}}. Months later, the [[Mercury class battlestar\|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' joins the Fleet. The modern resources of this battlestar include flight simulators. Rookie pilots [[Brent Baxton\|BB]] and [[Joseph Clark\|Jo-Jo]] arrive on ''Galactica'' to begin their tour after training with these simulators on ''Pegasus'' {{TRS\|Scar}}.		:''Galactica'' loses many pilots to Cylon attack or accident in the first weeks of exodus from the Colonies. Lieutenant {{callsign\|Starbuck}} is ordered to become flight instructor to train [[nugget]]s as new pilots. Normally, pilots are trained on simulators, presumably on one of the Colonies or a more advanced battlestar, which used complex computers to immerse a trainee into the feel of Viper combat. Unfortunately, ''Galactica'' does not have simulators aboard, so Thrace teaches the new pilots using actual Vipers {{TRS\|Act of Contrition}}. Months later, the [[Mercury class battlestar\|advanced battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' joins the Fleet. The modern resources of this battlestar include flight simulators. Rookie pilots [[Brent Baxton\|BB]] and [[Joseph Clark\|Jo-Jo]] arrive on ''Galactica'' to begin their tour after training with these simulators on ''Pegasus'' {{TRS\|Scar}}.

	====Personal Computers====		====Personal Computers====
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	===Environmental Computer===		===Environmental Computer===
	This computer is mentioned briefly by Lt. Gaeta after an incident where the effects of a Cylon logic bomb confused the environmental computer into venting the firing range room of its pressure, almost killing ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~, {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} and [[Brendan Costanza]] {{TRS\|Flight of the Phoenix}}.		This computer is mentioned briefly by Lt. Gaeta after an incident where the effects of a Cylon logic bomb confused the environmental computer into venting the firing range room of its pressure, almost killing {{callsign\|Starbuck}}, {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} and [[Brendan Costanza]] {{TRS\|Flight of the Phoenix}}.

	The environmental computer is likely connected to the nearly one-dozen carbon dioxide air scrubbers throughout ''Galactica'', which remove the excess levels of the gas before it reaches toxic levels {{TRS\|Final Cut}}.		The environmental computer is likely connected to the nearly one-dozen carbon dioxide air scrubbers throughout ''Galactica'', which remove the excess levels of the gas before it reaches toxic levels {{TRS\|Final Cut}}.

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	====[[War College\|War College Simulator]]====		====[[War College\|War College Simulator]]====

	:[[Lee Adama]] performed simulations of Cylon attacks in War College to test Colonial defense tactics. One such defense involves the use of [[EMP]] devices to fool Cylon forces into believing a nuclear device detonated where no explosion took place. Adama successfully used the electric pulse generators that were offloaded onto ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' from ''Galactica'' to successfully fool two Cylon Raiders into concluding that their nuclear missile attack on ''Colonial Heavy 798'' was successful, while also disabling the warheads of the missiles aimed at the [[Intersun\|starliner]]. Adama was amused that this trick actually worked in reality, for in the War College simulations the Cylons were not fooled and destroyed the Colonial targets anyway {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		:{{callsign\|Lee Adama}} performed simulations of Cylon attacks in War College to test Colonial defense tactics. One such defense involves the use of [[EMP]] devices to fool Cylon forces into believing a nuclear device detonated where no explosion took place. Adama successfully used the electric pulse generators that were offloaded onto ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' from ''Galactica'' to successfully fool two Cylon Raiders into concluding that their nuclear missile attack on ''Colonial Heavy 798'' was successful, while also disabling the warheads of the missiles aimed at the [[Intersun\|starliner]]. Adama was amused that this trick actually worked in reality, for in the War College simulations the Cylons were not fooled and destroyed the Colonial targets anyway {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	====Viper Flight Simulators====		====Viper Flight Simulators====
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	===Environmental Computer===		===Environmental Computer===
	This computer is mentioned briefly by Lt. Gaeta after an incident where the effects of a Cylon logic bomb confused the environmental computer into venting the firing range room of its pressure, almost killing [[Kara Thrace]], [[Lee Adama]] and [[Brendan Costanza]] {{TRS\|Flight of the Phoenix}}.		This computer is mentioned briefly by Lt. Gaeta after an incident where the effects of a Cylon logic bomb confused the environmental computer into venting the firing range room of its pressure, almost killing [[Kara Thrace]], {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} and [[Brendan Costanza]] {{TRS\|Flight of the Phoenix}}.

	The environmental computer is likely connected to the nearly one-dozen carbon dioxide air scrubbers throughout ''Galactica'', which remove the excess levels of the gas before it reaches toxic levels {{TRS\|Final Cut}}.		The environmental computer is likely connected to the nearly one-dozen carbon dioxide air scrubbers throughout ''Galactica'', which remove the excess levels of the gas before it reaches toxic levels {{TRS\|Final Cut}}.

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	As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{TRS\|Miniseries, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1}}</ref>.		As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{TRS\|Miniseries, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1}}</ref>.

	[[~~Image~~:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]		[[File:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]
	==Colonial Civilian and Government Computers==		==Colonial Civilian and Government Computers==

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	====Personal Computers====		====Personal Computers====
	[[~~Image~~:Hope.jpg\|thumb\|left\|190px\|Colonial computer menu {{TRS\|Occupation}}.]]		[[File:Hope.jpg\|thumb\|left\|190px\|Colonial computer menu {{TRS\|Occupation}}.]]
	[[~~Image~~:Tablet computer.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Gina Inviere]] shows [[Kendra Shaw]] the route to [[CIC]] on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' {{TRS\|Razor}}.]]		[[File:Tablet computer.jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Gina Inviere]] shows [[Kendra Shaw]] the route to [[CIC]] on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'' {{TRS\|Razor}}.]]

	:In preparation for converting ''Galactica'' into a museum and education center, then-Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] pleads unsuccessfully to then-Commander [[William Adama]] to allow installation of a network for personal computers to be used for teaching and information by students and visitors {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		:In preparation for converting ''Galactica'' into a museum and education center, then-Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] pleads unsuccessfully to then-Commander [[William Adama]] to allow installation of a network for personal computers to be used for teaching and information by students and visitors {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.
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	====Data discs====		====Data discs====
	[[~~Image~~:Hexdisk1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Shelly Godfrey's data disc.]]		[[File:Hexdisk1.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|Shelly Godfrey's data disc.]]
	[[~~Image~~:PegDataDisc2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|The case with data discs received by Gaeta.]]		[[File:PegDataDisc2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|The case with data discs received by Gaeta.]]
	Data discs<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> are used to transfer amounts of data between separate computers.		Data discs<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> are used to transfer amounts of data between separate computers.

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	====[[Portable library reader\|Portable library readers]]====		====[[Portable library reader\|Portable library readers]]====
	[[~~Image~~:portable library reader.jpg\|thumb\|A portable library reader {{TRS\|Epiphanies}}.]]		[[File:portable library reader.jpg\|thumb\|A portable library reader {{TRS\|Epiphanies}}.]]
	:Portable library readers are more like an hand-held electronic dictionary or encyclopedia. They can likely synchronize data from a personal computer.		:Portable library readers are more like an hand-held electronic dictionary or encyclopedia. They can likely synchronize data from a personal computer.
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	==Battlestar Computers==		==Battlestar Computers==
	[[~~Image~~:Bsgcontrl.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Master systems display on ''Galactica''.]]		[[File:Bsgcontrl.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Master systems display on ''Galactica''.]]

	A battlestar has several computers dedicated to many critical ship functions. Several specific computers have been mentioned or seen during the series. This list is not inclusive; an [[Galactica type battlestar\|original battlestar]] like ''Galactica'' is still a very complex spacecraft. On advanced battlestars such as ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', the highly networked computers theoretically allow the crew to control any system from any location, if one possesses the correct passwords {{TRS\|Razor}}. However, it is likely that after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Pegasus'' is not as strongly networked as before, in order to create similar defenses against Cylon intrusion as its predecessors.		A battlestar has several computers dedicated to many critical ship functions. Several specific computers have been mentioned or seen during the series. This list is not inclusive; an [[Galactica type battlestar\|original battlestar]] like ''Galactica'' is still a very complex spacecraft. On advanced battlestars such as ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', the highly networked computers theoretically allow the crew to control any system from any location, if one possesses the correct passwords {{TRS\|Razor}}. However, it is likely that after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], ''Pegasus'' is not as strongly networked as before, in order to create similar defenses against Cylon intrusion as its predecessors.
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	===Navigation Computer===		===Navigation Computer===
	[[~~Image~~:navcomp_002_720p.jpg\|thumb\|NAV Computer Display of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|Miniseries}}]]		[[File:navcomp_002_720p.jpg\|thumb\|NAV Computer Display of ''Galactica'' {{TRS\|Miniseries}}]]
	Also known as the "NAV" or "NAVCON" computer, it tracks the battlestar's position and handles [[Sublight Propulsion\|sublight]] travel and [[RCS]] translations. It is very likely that [[DRADIS]] sensor information is obtained and managed by the Navigation Computer then passed on to the [[Tactical Officer]] and the Command & Control Center in the [[CIC]].		Also known as the "NAV" or "NAVCON" computer, it tracks the battlestar's position and handles [[Sublight Propulsion\|sublight]] travel and [[RCS]] translations. It is very likely that [[DRADIS]] sensor information is obtained and managed by the Navigation Computer then passed on to the [[Tactical Officer]] and the Command & Control Center in the [[CIC]].

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	[[~~Image~~:ftlcomp_217_1080i.jpg\|thumb\|FTL Systems Display of ''Pegasus'' {{TRS\|The Captain's Hand}}]]		[[File:ftlcomp_217_1080i.jpg\|thumb\|FTL Systems Display of ''Pegasus'' {{TRS\|The Captain's Hand}}]]
	===FTL Computer===		===FTL Computer===
	The FTL computer manages the complex calculations necessary for an [[FTL]] jump. Information for these jumps on a more [[Mercury class battlestar\|advanced battlestar]] such as ''Pegasus'' are probably transmitted from the Navigation Computer by the battlestar's network.		The FTL computer manages the complex calculations necessary for an [[FTL]] jump. Information for these jumps on a more [[Mercury class battlestar\|advanced battlestar]] such as ''Pegasus'' are probably transmitted from the Navigation Computer by the battlestar's network.
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	[[~~Image~~:PegasusDamageDisplay2.jpg\|thumb\|Damage Control display of ''Pegasus'' {{TRS\|The Captain's Hand}}]]		[[File:PegasusDamageDisplay2.jpg\|thumb\|Damage Control display of ''Pegasus'' {{TRS\|The Captain's Hand}}]]
	===Damage Control Computer===		===Damage Control Computer===
	The Damage Control computer relays information to the CIC on malfunctioning or damaged areas of the battlestar, presumably from various sensors throughout the ship. It also has access to radiation sensors in the event of nuclear attack to warn against dangerous radiation levels that could harm the crew.<ref name="miniseries2">While Colonel Tigh was on a handset ordering the retraction of the pods as the battlestar began its escape from Ragnar Anchorage, many events within the ship must be coordinated (bulkheads closing, motors for the pod movement activated, etc.) While there was likely a person in CIC or elsewhere that flips a switch or types in a computer command, there must still be a computer used to coordinate these events as they are too many to manage in a limited amount of time {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.</ref> The DC computer's function can be compromised by a hostile force through places such as [[Aft Damage Control]], as was threatened in "[[Valley of Darkness]]". If these locations are compromised, the computer's safeties can be overridden and various life-support controls, such as bulkheads and atmospheric controls, could be altered, venting the ship's air (and crew) into space.		The Damage Control computer relays information to the CIC on malfunctioning or damaged areas of the battlestar, presumably from various sensors throughout the ship. It also has access to radiation sensors in the event of nuclear attack to warn against dangerous radiation levels that could harm the crew.<ref name="miniseries2">While Colonel Tigh was on a handset ordering the retraction of the pods as the battlestar began its escape from Ragnar Anchorage, many events within the ship must be coordinated (bulkheads closing, motors for the pod movement activated, etc.) While there was likely a person in CIC or elsewhere that flips a switch or types in a computer command, there must still be a computer used to coordinate these events as they are too many to manage in a limited amount of time {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.</ref> The DC computer's function can be compromised by a hostile force through places such as [[Aft Damage Control]], as was threatened in "[[Valley of Darkness]]". If these locations are compromised, the computer's safeties can be overridden and various life-support controls, such as bulkheads and atmospheric controls, could be altered, venting the ship's air (and crew) into space.
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	[[~~Image~~:Maingunredlight_101_1080i.jpg\|thumb\|Fire Control Display Panel {{TRS\|33}}]]		[[File:Maingunredlight_101_1080i.jpg\|thumb\|Fire Control Display Panel {{TRS\|33}}]]
	===Fire Control Computer===		===Fire Control Computer===
	The Fire Control computer manages a battlestar's primary offensive weapons, the central flak turret and smaller port and starboard turrets along the length of each side of the ship. It is presumed that the Fire Control computers report to crewmembers responsible for the upkeep of ammunition on the guns when to reload an particular turret. The Fire Control computer can target individual bogeys with the flak turret guns, which, in tandem with the smaller turrets, make even ''Galactica'', an old original battlestar from the first [[Cylon War]], a formidable foe to encounter. Like the DC computer, there are control rooms on ''Galactica'' where the ship's computerized gun control can be overriden.<ref name="miniseries">''Galactica'''s flak turret guns are seen directly targeting specific missiles during the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]] {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.</ref>		The Fire Control computer manages a battlestar's primary offensive weapons, the central flak turret and smaller port and starboard turrets along the length of each side of the ship. It is presumed that the Fire Control computers report to crewmembers responsible for the upkeep of ammunition on the guns when to reload an particular turret. The Fire Control computer can target individual bogeys with the flak turret guns, which, in tandem with the smaller turrets, make even ''Galactica'', an old original battlestar from the first [[Cylon War]], a formidable foe to encounter. Like the DC computer, there are control rooms on ''Galactica'' where the ship's computerized gun control can be overriden.<ref name="miniseries">''Galactica'''s flak turret guns are seen directly targeting specific missiles during the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]] {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.</ref>
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	====Vipers and Raptors====		====Vipers and Raptors====
	[[~~Image~~:Vipermk2interior 104 1080i.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|A view of the manual "8-ball" landing software on a Viper Mk. II.]]		[[File:Vipermk2interior 104 1080i.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|A view of the manual "8-ball" landing software on a Viper Mk. II.]]
	[[~~Image~~:Vipermk2interior3 104 1080i.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|A view of a Mk. II secondary display below the primary display, currently using [[DRADIS]].]]		[[File:Vipermk2interior3 104 1080i.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|A view of a Mk. II secondary display below the primary display, currently using [[DRADIS]].]]
	The '''avionics''' found on modern [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]]s and [[Raptor]]s are complex systems that combine fly-by-wire technology with computer systems.		The '''avionics''' found on modern [[Viper (RDM)\|Viper]]s and [[Raptor]]s are complex systems that combine fly-by-wire technology with computer systems.

	In the case of Raptors, [[datacord]] is used for networking subsystems. This wiring makes Raptors more radiation-hardened and thus useful in high-radiation conditions <ref>Raptors are used as pilot ships in the episode "[[The Passage]]".</ref>.		In the case of Raptors, [[datacord]] is used for networking subsystems. This wiring makes Raptors more radiation-hardened and thus useful in high-radiation conditions <ref>Raptors are used as pilot ships in the episode "[[The Passage]]".</ref>.
	{{clear}}[[~~Image~~:ViperMk2Avionics.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Viper Mk. II cockpit avionics, resistant to Cylon infiltration.]]		{{clear}}[[File:ViperMk2Avionics.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Viper Mk. II cockpit avionics, resistant to Cylon infiltration.]]
	The older and generally-obsolete [[Viper Mark II]] fighters have a more primitive avionics package, but unlike [[CNP]]-equipped [[Viper Mark VII]]s and Raptors, these old-style Viper systems (a design similar to that used in the [[Cylon War]]) appear to combine hydraulics <ref>Note the leaking fluid on [[Viper 289]] in the episode "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]," strongly suggesting a hydraulic flight control system on these fighters.</ref> with a basic computer and [[DRADIS]] subsystem that is effectively immune from Cylon electronic counterattack.		The older and generally-obsolete [[Viper Mark II]] fighters have a more primitive avionics package, but unlike [[CNP]]-equipped [[Viper Mark VII]]s and Raptors, these old-style Viper systems (a design similar to that used in the [[Cylon War]]) appear to combine hydraulics <ref>Note the leaking fluid on [[Viper 289]] in the episode "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]," strongly suggesting a hydraulic flight control system on these fighters.</ref> with a basic computer and [[DRADIS]] subsystem that is effectively immune from Cylon electronic counterattack.

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	[[~~Image~~:ViperMk7Avionics.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Viper Mk. VII cockpit avionics, vulnerable if the [[CNP]] is installed.]]		[[File:ViperMk7Avionics.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Viper Mk. VII cockpit avionics, vulnerable if the [[CNP]] is installed.]]
	====Vulnerabilities====		====Vulnerabilities====
	In the case of modern (pre-[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|holocaust]]) spacecraft, many of these systems were likely tied into (either as a software or firmware component) the tainted [[Command Navigation Program]]. Evidence for this is strong as [[Jackson Spencer]]'s Mark VII Viper loses power, communications, flight control, DRADIS, and apparently ejection control after Cylon fighters "rooted," or counter-commanded his Viper to shut down, thanks to the backdoors installed in these modern avionics packages {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		In the case of modern (pre-[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|holocaust]]) spacecraft, many of these systems were likely tied into (either as a software or firmware component) the tainted [[Command Navigation Program]]. Evidence for this is strong as [[Jackson Spencer]]'s Mark VII Viper loses power, communications, flight control, DRADIS, and apparently ejection control after Cylon fighters "rooted," or counter-commanded his Viper to shut down, thanks to the backdoors installed in these modern avionics packages {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

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	===The Datastream===		===The Datastream===

	The [[datastream]] is the central network within a basestar. It appears to use a liquid as a data transmission medium, a storage medium, or both. The datastream is suceptible to corruption by [[Lymphocytic encephalitis\|certain organic pathogens]] that can also infect the sentient humanoid Cylons. The liquid also appears as waterfalls and pools within a basestar's command and control center, which may also serve as access nodes<ref> ~~[[Sharon Agathon]]~~ instructs a member of the boarding team to place a Colonial data gathering device in one of these pools in "[[A Measure of Salvation]]".</ref> (see ''Data port interfaces'' below).		The [[datastream]] is the central network within a basestar. It appears to use a liquid as a data transmission medium, a storage medium, or both. The datastream is suceptible to corruption by [[Lymphocytic encephalitis\|certain organic pathogens]] that can also infect the sentient humanoid Cylons. The liquid also appears as waterfalls and pools within a basestar's command and control center, which may also serve as access nodes<ref> {{callsign\|Athena}} instructs a member of the boarding team to place a Colonial data gathering device in one of these pools in "[[A Measure of Salvation]]".</ref> (see ''Data port interfaces'' below).

	===Data port interfaces===		===Data port interfaces===

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	:Terrorist [[Sesha Abinell]] uses a personal laptop computer<ref>In an amusing props gaffe, fans of the show may notice that the mouse she used is an actual product manufactured by the Microsoft Corporation, which may mistakenly suggest to fans that Microsoft's sales model truly ''is'' universal.</ref> in her quarters as she compiles and gathers information on Cylon and Colonial conspiracy theories {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.		:Terrorist [[Sesha Abinell]] uses a personal laptop computer<ref>In an amusing props gaffe, fans of the show may notice that the mouse she used is an actual product manufactured by the Microsoft Corporation, which may mistakenly suggest to fans that Microsoft's sales model truly ''is'' universal.</ref> in her quarters as she compiles and gathers information on Cylon and Colonial conspiracy theories {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.

	: Network administrator [[Gina Inviere]] uses a tablet personal computer in her work upgrading ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'''s computers. Like the other computers on ''Pegasus'', the tablet computer accepts inputs via a touchscreen {{TRS\|Razor}}. ''Galactica'' also has older versions of these tablet personal computers, as [[Felix Gaeta]] uses one to diagnose the problem with [[Anastasia Dualla]]'s workstation in CIC {{TRS\|Flight of the Phoenix}}.		: Network administrator [[Gina Inviere]] uses a tablet personal computer in her work upgrading ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]''{{'\|s}} computers. Like the other computers on ''Pegasus'', the tablet computer accepts inputs via a touchscreen {{TRS\|Razor}}. ''Galactica'' also has older versions of these tablet personal computers, as [[Felix Gaeta]] uses one to diagnose the problem with [[Anastasia Dualla]]'s workstation in CIC {{TRS\|Flight of the Phoenix}}.

	:Standalone computers are also present in [[sickbay]] and Dr. Baltar's laboratory.		:Standalone computers are also present in [[sickbay]] and Dr. Baltar's laboratory.

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	Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.		Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.

	As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{~~TRSMiniseries~~, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1}}</ref>.		As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{TRS\|Miniseries, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1}}</ref>.

	[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]		[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]

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	Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.		Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.

	As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{TRSMiniseries, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1\}\}</ref>.		As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{TRSMiniseries, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1}}</ref>.

	[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]		[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]

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	Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.		Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.

	As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{~~TRS\\|Miniseries~~, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1\}\}</ref>.		As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{TRSMiniseries, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1\}\}</ref>.

	[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]		[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]

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	Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.		Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.

	As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{~~TRSMiniseries~~, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1}}</ref>.		As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{TRS\|Miniseries, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1}}</ref>.

	[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]		[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]

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	Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.		Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.

	As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{TRSMiniseries, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1\}\}</ref>.		As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{TRSMiniseries, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1}}</ref>.

	[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]		[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]

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	Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.		Over 40 years after that first [[Cylon War]] and with the Cylons apparently long gone, the Colonials slowly returned to technological conveniences. When the Cylons began planning a second war against the Colonials, they chose to infiltrate the Colonial military through yet another program installed throughout fighters and battlestars that was designed to add more convenience: the [[Command Navigation Program]]. This program, thanks to [[Humanoid Cylon\|Cylon agents disguised as humans]] who infiltrated Colonial life and sought out people who had [[Gaius Baltar\|access to Colonial computer defense technologies]], contained a "backdoor" that allow the Cylon forces to damage or disable any Colonial vessel with this program. Only non-networked ships (such as most civilian ships or ''Galactica'' herself) or those with comparatively primitive computers (such as [[Viper (RDM)\|the Viper Mark II]]) are all-but-immune to the new Cylon menace.

	As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{~~TRS\\|Miniseries~~, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1\}\}</ref>.		As he tours ''Galactica'', [[Doral]] comments that her computers "hardly deserve the name" {{TRSMiniseries, Night 1}}. Ronald Moore has stated that the computers are actually less powerful than those of contemporary Earth <ref>{{cite_rdm_podcast\|episode=Hero\|act=1\}\}</ref>.

	[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]		[[Image:Seshalaptop 216 1080i.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|A laptop computer {{TRS\|Sacrifice}}.]]

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	:Standalone computers are also present in [[sickbay]] and Dr. Baltar's laboratory.		:Standalone computers are also present in [[sickbay]] and Dr. Baltar's laboratory.

	:The [[New Caprica Resistance]] has a computer in its underground tunnels, which is used to communicate with Raptors dispatched by ''Galactica'' ("[[Occupation]]", "[[Precipice]]").		:The [[New Caprica Resistance]] has a computer in its underground tunnels, which is used to communicate with Raptors dispatched by ''Galactica'' ("[[Occupation]]," "[[Precipice]]").
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	:Both [[Shelly Godfrey]] {{TRS\|Six Degrees of Separation}} and [[D'anna Biers]] {{TRS\|Final Cut}} use data discs to store video files. Their octagonal form fits with Colonial aesthetics (similar to the cut corners on paper).		:Both [[Shelly Godfrey]] {{TRS\|Six Degrees of Separation}} and [[D'anna Biers]] {{TRS\|Final Cut}} use data discs to store video files. Their octagonal form fits with Colonial aesthetics (similar to the cut corners on paper).

	:In the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)\|extended version]] of "[[Pegasus (episode)\|Pegasus]]", Lieutenant Gaeta receives a copy of ''Pegasus'''s digital library on such dics. The case also contains a spindle of round discs.		:In the [[Pegasus (Extended Version)\|extended version]] of "[[Pegasus (episode)\|Pegasus]]," Lieutenant Gaeta receives a copy of ''Pegasus'''s digital library on such dics. The case also contains a spindle of round discs.
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	====[[Portable library reader\|Portable library readers]]====		====[[Portable library reader\|Portable library readers]]====
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	Also known as the "NAV" or "NAVCON" computer, it tracks the battlestar's position and handles [[Sublight Propulsion\|sublight]] travel and [[RCS]] translations. It is very likely that [[DRADIS]] sensor information is obtained and managed by the Navigation Computer then passed on to the [[Tactical Officer]] and the Command & Control Center in the [[CIC]].		Also known as the "NAV" or "NAVCON" computer, it tracks the battlestar's position and handles [[Sublight Propulsion\|sublight]] travel and [[RCS]] translations. It is very likely that [[DRADIS]] sensor information is obtained and managed by the Navigation Computer then passed on to the [[Tactical Officer]] and the Command & Control Center in the [[CIC]].

	The DRADIS system, while having digital controls, is an analog instrument (utilizing EM radiation), which protects it from direct ''external'' infiltration by Cylon electronic attack. As shown in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]", the navigation computer hardware, as with practically every other computer system, is subceptible to ''internal'' compromise by Cylon viruses or logic bombs already present in the battlestar's other systems.<ref name="tech5A">"The LAN that Time Forgot", Dr. [[Kevin Grazier]] (the show's science adviser), [http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=2793 BSG Tech Blog], entry 5A, August 8, 2005.</ref>		The DRADIS system, while having digital controls, is an analog instrument (utilizing EM radiation), which protects it from direct ''external'' infiltration by Cylon electronic attack. As shown in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]," the navigation computer hardware, as with practically every other computer system, is subceptible to ''internal'' compromise by Cylon viruses or logic bombs already present in the battlestar's other systems.<ref name="tech5A">"The LAN that Time Forgot," Dr. [[Kevin Grazier]] (the show's science adviser), [http://www.hollywoodnorthreport.com/article.php?Article=2793 BSG Tech Blog], entry 5A, August 8, 2005.</ref>

	''Pegasus's'' navigation computer is off-line during the Cylon attack, forcing Admiral Cain to order a risky [[blind jump]] without any navigational data fed to the FTL drive {{TRS\|Razor}}.		''Pegasus's'' navigation computer is off-line during the Cylon attack, forcing Admiral Cain to order a risky [[blind jump]] without any navigational data fed to the FTL drive {{TRS\|Razor}}.
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	In the case of Raptors, [[datacord]] is used for networking subsystems. This wiring makes Raptors more radiation-hardened and thus useful in high-radiation conditions <ref>Raptors are used as pilot ships in the episode "[[The Passage]]".</ref>.		In the case of Raptors, [[datacord]] is used for networking subsystems. This wiring makes Raptors more radiation-hardened and thus useful in high-radiation conditions <ref>Raptors are used as pilot ships in the episode "[[The Passage]]".</ref>.
	{{clear}}[[Image:ViperMk2Avionics.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Viper Mk. II cockpit avionics, resistant to Cylon infiltration.]]		{{clear}}[[Image:ViperMk2Avionics.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Viper Mk. II cockpit avionics, resistant to Cylon infiltration.]]
	The older and generally-obsolete [[Viper Mark II]] fighters have a more primitive avionics package, but unlike [[CNP]]-equipped [[Viper Mark VII]]s and Raptors, these old-style Viper systems (a design similar to that used in the [[Cylon War]]) appear to combine hydraulics <ref>Note the leaking fluid on [[Viper 289]] in the episode "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]", strongly suggesting a hydraulic flight control system on these fighters.</ref> with a basic computer and [[DRADIS]] subsystem that is effectively immune from Cylon electronic counterattack.		The older and generally-obsolete [[Viper Mark II]] fighters have a more primitive avionics package, but unlike [[CNP]]-equipped [[Viper Mark VII]]s and Raptors, these old-style Viper systems (a design similar to that used in the [[Cylon War]]) appear to combine hydraulics <ref>Note the leaking fluid on [[Viper 289]] in the episode "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]," strongly suggesting a hydraulic flight control system on these fighters.</ref> with a basic computer and [[DRADIS]] subsystem that is effectively immune from Cylon electronic counterattack.

	Both Vipers are equipped with a multi-functional display that can can be set to various modes, such as DRADIS, navigation, engines, system status and weapons.		Both Vipers are equipped with a multi-functional display that can can be set to various modes, such as DRADIS, navigation, engines, system status and weapons.
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	[[Image:ViperMk7Avionics.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Viper Mk. VII cockpit avionics, vulnerable if the [[CNP]] is installed.]]		[[Image:ViperMk7Avionics.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Viper Mk. VII cockpit avionics, vulnerable if the [[CNP]] is installed.]]
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	In the case of modern (pre-[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|holocaust]]) spacecraft, many of these systems were likely tied into (either as a software or firmware component) the tainted [[Command Navigation Program]]. Evidence for this is strong as [[Jackson Spencer]]'s Mark VII Viper loses power, communications, flight control, DRADIS, and apparently ejection control after Cylon fighters "rooted", or counter-commanded his Viper to shut down, thanks to the backdoors installed in these modern avionics packages {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		In the case of modern (pre-[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|holocaust]]) spacecraft, many of these systems were likely tied into (either as a software or firmware component) the tainted [[Command Navigation Program]]. Evidence for this is strong as [[Jackson Spencer]]'s Mark VII Viper loses power, communications, flight control, DRADIS, and apparently ejection control after Cylon fighters "rooted," or counter-commanded his Viper to shut down, thanks to the backdoors installed in these modern avionics packages {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	''Galactica'' prohibits computerized landings, so all pilots perform [[Hands-on Approach\|manual approach and landings]] in [[Combat landing\|non-combat situations]]. No information has been given in the series if Mark II Vipers are capable of auto-landings in the manner that Mark VIIs demonstrate {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		''Galactica'' prohibits computerized landings, so all pilots perform [[Hands-on Approach\|manual approach and landings]] in [[Combat landing\|non-combat situations]]. No information has been given in the series if Mark II Vipers are capable of auto-landings in the manner that Mark VIIs demonstrate {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.
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	The Cylons moved to biomechanical pilots rather than using Centurions or other robotic pilot for three probable reasons:		The Cylons moved to biomechanical pilots rather than using Centurions or other robotic pilot for three probable reasons:

	# The Cylons' monotheistic belief in [[God (RDM)\|God]] and their belief in procreation (machines cannot procreate, but living organisms can) suggest that they believe a biological pilot would be more effective. A Raider pilot is programmed with a basic personality akin to a predatory animal. Unlike the logic of a Centurion, a Raider pilot is capable of improvements in its programming--it can learn and anticipate changes in battle ("[[Six Degrees of Separation]]", "[[Scar]]").		# The Cylons' monotheistic belief in [[God (RDM)\|God]] and their belief in procreation (machines cannot procreate, but living organisms can) suggest that they believe a biological pilot would be more effective. A Raider pilot is programmed with a basic personality akin to a predatory animal. Unlike the logic of a Centurion, a Raider pilot is capable of improvements in its programming--it can learn and anticipate changes in battle ("[[Six Degrees of Separation]]," "[[Scar]]").
	# Colonial forces may attempt to use [[ECM\|electronic countermeasures]] that could affect the performance or operation of a fully-mechanical Cylon Raider or a craft piloted by autonomous [[Cylon Centurion]]s. Biological pilots cannot be easily disabled by ECM.		# Colonial forces may attempt to use [[ECM\|electronic countermeasures]] that could affect the performance or operation of a fully-mechanical Cylon Raider or a craft piloted by autonomous [[Cylon Centurion]]s. Biological pilots cannot be easily disabled by ECM.
	# A Raider's personality, like a [[humanoid Cylon]], is downloadable and transferable should the fighter be destroyed. This provides the Cylons a dramatic tactical advantage over the Colonials since the knowledge of a Raider isn't lost in death, allowing it to improve its fighting as well as allowing riskier tactics (such as ramming) without permanent loss of self, provided a [[Resurrection Ship]] or the [[Cylon homeworld]] is sufficiently close to retrieve a signal {{TRS\|Scar}}.		# A Raider's personality, like a [[humanoid Cylon]], is downloadable and transferable should the fighter be destroyed. This provides the Cylons a dramatic tactical advantage over the Colonials since the knowledge of a Raider isn't lost in death, allowing it to improve its fighting as well as allowing riskier tactics (such as ramming) without permanent loss of self, provided a [[Resurrection Ship]] or the [[Cylon homeworld]] is sufficiently close to retrieve a signal {{TRS\|Scar}}.
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	====Heavy Raider====		====Heavy Raider====

	The interior of a [[Heavy Raider]], or its cockpit, have not been revealed. While no information is available as to the nature of their avionics and piloting requirements, events suggest that the Heavy Raider is not an autonomous or quasi-autonomous vehicle ([[Fragged]]", "[[The Farm]]", "[[Home, Part I]]") .		The interior of a [[Heavy Raider]], or its cockpit, have not been revealed. While no information is available as to the nature of their avionics and piloting requirements, events suggest that the Heavy Raider is not an autonomous or quasi-autonomous vehicle ([[Fragged]]," "[[The Farm]]," "[[Home, Part I]]") .

	====Vulnerabilities====		====Vulnerabilities====