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[[ | [[Image:Datastream,_CAP_Apotheosis.jpg|thumb|Information and ciphers comprising the datastream.]] | ||
'''Datastream''' is a component of [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer technology]] dating back to {{RDM|Caprica}} before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]]. It is later utilized by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as the primary computer network of their installations and [[Basestar (TRS)|baseship]]s. It is usually represented by pixelated | '''Datastream''' is a component of [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer technology]] dating back to {{RDM|Caprica}} before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall]]. It is later utilized by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] as the primary computer network of their installations and [[Basestar (TRS)|baseship]]s. It is usually represented by pixelated | ||
icons flowing on computer readouts or projected onto walls or bulkheads. | icons flowing on computer readouts or projected onto walls or bulkheads. | ||
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==Early Uses== | ==Early Uses== | ||
===Virtual world=== | ===Virtual world=== | ||
In the years leading up to the [[Cylon War]], the datastream is common in computers and technology created, utilized, marked and sold by [[Graystone Industries]]. The datastream appears to make up the structure of the [[virtual world]] and is experienced as a tunnel or gateway by [[holoband]] users when transitioning into the digital realm. The datastream also appears in the holoband welcome screen, flowing below images of virtual destinations ({{CAP| | In the years leading up to the [[Cylon War]], the datastream is common in computers and technology created, utilized, marked and sold by [[Graystone Industries]]. The datastream appears to make up the structure of the [[virtual world]] and is experienced as a tunnel or gateway by [[holoband]] users when transitioning into the digital realm. The datastream also appears in the holoband welcome screen, flowing below images of virtual destinations ({{CAP|Caprica (pilot)}}, "[[Rebirth]]", "[[Know Thy Enemy]]"). | ||
===U-87/MCP integration=== | ===U-87/MCP integration=== | ||
Following the death of his daughter and the discovery of her living [[avatar]] in the virtual world, [[Daniel Graystone]] attempts to resurrect [[Zoe Graystone]] in the body of one of his company's [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s. The datastream facilitates the integration of the [[meta-cognitive processor]] with the U-87 chassis. During the transfer, however, the datastream is lost, corrupting the chip and seemingly deleting Zoe's virtual consciousness ({{CAP| | Following the death of his daughter and the discovery of her living [[avatar]] in the virtual world, [[Daniel Graystone]] attempts to resurrect [[Zoe Graystone]] in the body of one of his company's [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]]s. The datastream facilitates the integration of the [[meta-cognitive processor]] with the U-87 chassis. During the transfer, however, the datastream is lost, corrupting the chip and seemingly deleting Zoe's virtual consciousness ({{CAP|Caprica (pilot)}}"). | ||
Zoe Graystone's avatar is in fact not deleted and continues within the prototypical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], experiencing the world through the eyes of her father's [[robot]]ic creation. This includes datastream symbols and information entering her vision, dreams and memories {{CAP|Rebirth}}. | Zoe Graystone's avatar is in fact not deleted and continues within the prototypical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]], experiencing the world through the eyes of her father's [[robot]]ic creation. This includes datastream symbols and information entering her vision, dreams and memories {{CAP|Rebirth}}. | ||
==Cylon Mainframe== | ==Cylon Mainframe== | ||
[[ | [[Image:Baseshipcontrolinterface.jpg|thumb|right|Cylons accessing the datastream]] | ||
Following the first Cylon War, the Cylons utilize datastream technology, removing it from just the digital world to be accessed as a physical medium. | Following the first Cylon War, the Cylons utilize datastream technology, removing it from just the digital world to be accessed as a physical medium. | ||
===Cylon facilities=== | ===Cylon facilities=== | ||
A datastream is first seen in a Cylon facility on occupied [[New Caprica]], where the Colonial [[launch key]]s are held. | A datastream is first seen in a Cylon facility on occupied [[New Caprica]], where the Colonial [[launch key]]s are held. [[Sharon Agathon]] uses her Cylon abilities to access the datastream to grant her access to the key's storage area {{TRS|Exodus, Part I}}. On a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], the datastream is literally composed of a stream of water, which is used in whole or in part as a transmission medium, a storage medium, or both<ref>Sharon Agathon identifies the fluid as water in the episode "[[A Measure of Salvation]]": "If I get a connection, put the SSR leads in the water over there."</ref> ([[TRS]]: "[[A Measure of Salvation]]", "[[Guess What's Coming To Dinner?]]"). | ||
Several [[humanoid Cylon]]s are seen using interfaces in a basestar's [[Basestar command|command and control center]] that consist of a illuminated panel covered by a thin layer of water, suggesting that the liquid may serve as both display and input device as a Cylon interfaces the datastream. This behavior is reinforced by the comparative lack of visual displays throughout the command and control center. All information appears to come from these liquid data interfaces. | Several [[humanoid Cylon]]s are seen using interfaces in a basestar's [[Basestar command|command and control center]] that consist of a illuminated panel covered by a thin layer of water, suggesting that the liquid may serve as both display and input device as a Cylon interfaces the datastream. This behavior is reinforced by the comparative lack of visual displays throughout the command and control center. All information appears to come from these liquid data interfaces. | ||
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After living humanoid Cylons are found and information on the ship's infection is discovered, the boarding team appears to abort their information gathering attempt {{TRS|A Measure of Salvation}}. | After living humanoid Cylons are found and information on the ship's infection is discovered, the boarding team appears to abort their information gathering attempt {{TRS|A Measure of Salvation}}. | ||
When a team of Colonials including Sharon Agathon and a Leoben prisoner boarded the [[Rebel | When a team of Colonials including Sharon Agathon and a Leoben prisoner boarded the [[Rebel Basestar]], Agathon connected to the datastream to learn about what shape the ship was in and what they needed to do to repair the FTL drives. The datastream apparently showed her what she needed to know and she was able to come up with a way to use the Raptor they arrived on to patch the FTL drive so they could escape. [[Samuel Anders]], who had recently learned of his true nature as a [[Final Five]] Cylon, reached for the datastream to see what effect it would have if he interacted with it. He never got the chance to see what effects it would have as Starbuck interupted him to get his help, but given the Five's interaction with the datastream in Anders' Hybrid tank in Daybreak, it probably would have been the same as any other Cylon that interacted with the datastream {{TRS|Faith}}. | ||
When the rebel Hybrid panicked and repeatedly jumped the ship, a Number Eight copy was apparently able to gain some insight into what happened by entering the datastream in the Hybrid's chamber. She wasn't able to determine what caused the Hybrid to panic, but determined that that was the reason for the jumping and determined that they seemed to be following the jumps of the [[Resurrection Hub]] and would thus still get the chance to complete their mission. Later, after D'Anna Biers was unboxed and resurrected by Cavil and Boomer, Boomer interacted with the datastream and detected the arrival of the rebel baseship and was confused as it was unscheduled, not realizing exactly ''which'' basestar it was at the time. Using the datastream, Boomer was apparently able to tap into the Hub's sensors and detected the Heavy Raider and Viper attack force which caused her to realize that it was the Rebel Basestar and that it was about to launch [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|an attack to destroy the hub]] which frightened Cavil {{TRS|The Hub}}. | When the rebel Hybrid panicked and repeatedly jumped the ship, a Number Eight copy was apparently able to gain some insight into what happened by entering the datastream in the Hybrid's chamber. She wasn't able to determine what caused the Hybrid to panic, but determined that that was the reason for the jumping and determined that they seemed to be following the jumps of the [[Resurrection Hub]] and would thus still get the chance to complete their mission. Later, after D'Anna Biers was unboxed and resurrected by Cavil and Boomer, Boomer interacted with the datastream and detected the arrival of the rebel baseship and was confused as it was unscheduled, not realizing exactly ''which'' basestar it was at the time. Using the datastream, Boomer was apparently able to tap into the Hub's sensors and detected the Heavy Raider and Viper attack force which caused her to realize that it was the Rebel Basestar and that it was about to launch [[Battle of the Resurrection Hub|an attack to destroy the hub]] which frightened Cavil {{TRS|The Hub}}. | ||