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| [[File:Cylon data port.jpg|thumb|200px|The '''data-font''' glows when activated.]] | | [[Image:Cylon data port.jpg|thumb|200px|The '''Cylon data port''' glows when activated.]] |
| A '''data-font''' is a form of optical computer interface used by [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] to access information in their [[datastream]], as well as control various other Cylon technologies. [[Humanoid Cylon]]s need only to place their palm on the illuminated port to instantly access the data stream {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}.
| | The '''Cylon data port'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is a device used by [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] to access information in their datastream, as well as control various other Cylon technologies. [[Humanoid Cylon]]s need only to place their palm on the port and they are able to instantly access the data stream ([[Exodus, Part I]]). |
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| [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]] performs a rough version of this technique with Colonial technology by inserting a fiber optic cable (which uses light as a data carrier) into an incision in her left arm to connect to ''Galactica'''s [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer mainframe]] {{TRS|Flight of the Phoenix}}. Another Eight interfaces with a Raptor's computer in the same manner {{TRS|The Face of the Enemy}}. These abilities, including other observed interactions or reactions such as glowing spines<ref>[[Caprica-Six]] in the [[Miniseries, Night 1]] and {{callsign|Athena}} in "[[Six Degrees of Separation]]" show the glowing spines. Readers should note that this cinematic effect was discontinued by the writers after season 1. </ref> and photo-sensitive eyes<ref>This occurs with [[Samuel Anders]] in "[[He That Believeth in Me]]."</ref> shows that many cells in their bodies are photo-sensitive and/or bio-luminescent. | | [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica-Valerii]] attempts a rough version of this technique with Colonial technology by inserting a fiber optic cable into her arm, thus allowing her connectivity to ''Galactica'''s computer mainframe ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). |
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| Data-fonts are found on [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] in the ship's [[Basestar command|command and control]] center for data access and other ship functions. These data ports have a layer of water over the interface, which may have an aesthetic or functional purpose. These data-fonts (and the database circuitry used throughout the ship) are at least partially organic<ref>As {{callsign|Athena}} uses non-organic [[datacord]] salvaged from a [[Raptor]] to make repairs to a stricken [[Basestar (RDM)|baseship's]] [[FTL]] in "[[Faith]]," the full extent of organic technology throughout a baseship is not clear.</ref> in design, as they are damaged after an [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|infection]] kills or shuts down almost every Cylon entity and device on the basestar {{TRS|A Measure of Salvation}}. | | Data ports are also used on [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] in the ship's command and control center for data access and other ship functions. These data ports have a layer of water over the interface, which may have an aesthetic or functional purpose. These data ports (and the database circuitry used throughout the ship) are apparently organic in design, as they are damaged after an [[Lymphocytic encephalitis|infection]] kills or shuts down almost every Cylon entity and device on the basestar ([[A Measure of Salvation]]). |
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| Models can only access information to which they are privy to, e.g. [[Number Eight|Eights]] can not learn anything meant for the [[Number Six|Sixes]] only.<ref name="SCIFI.COM">{{cite_web|url=http://forums.scifi.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=2277157&view=findpost&p=4455731|title=Q&A with Ron D. Moore|date=5 November 2007|accessdate=11 April 2008|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>
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| == Notes ==
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| * The term "data-font" comes from [[Ron D. Moore]], who calls these devices as this in a forum post on SCIFI.com <ref name="SCIFI.COM"/>. It is also used by the [[Hybrid]] in the episode "[[Six of One]]".
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| * The [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/font Mirriam-Webster] definition of ''font'' (aside from its modern usage as an element of a printed typeface) is a receptacle for baptismal water, such as those touched by members of the [[w:Roman Catholic|Roman Catholic]] church as they arrive and leave Mass.
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