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| {{disline|For information on the various technologies used in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] that are similar to the uses of the [[Original Series]] scanner, see [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series]].}}
| | [[Image:RaiderSchematics.jpg|thumb|right|A Core command scanner readout of a Raider ([[Saga of a Star World]]).]] |
| | '''Scanner''' is a euphemsim for a [[Wikipedia:Computer Monitor|computer monitor]]. Despite the fact that voice activated computer technology exists, such as [[CORA]] and the database computer in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]", scanners remain fairly common. Several scanners are present in [[Core command]] where they provide sensor readouts as well as other information to the bridge crew. [[Komma|Corporal Komma]] comments that he prefers the "old fashioned" keyboard and scanner to voice interactive computer systems ([[Muder on the Rising Star]]). |
| | [[Image:PersonnelStatus.jpg|thumb|left|A personnel status for Blue Squadron displayed on a scanner in Core command ([[The Long Patrol]]).]] |
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| [[File:RaiderSchematics.jpg|thumb|right|A Core command scanner readout of a Raider {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.]]
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| The '''scanner''' is a multipurpose computer device on fighters and in [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] [[Core command]] centers which either performs or displays varying information on flight, navigation, or tactical status.
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| The term scanner is interchangeably used to denote a [[Handheld scanner|handheld instrument]] in certain cases.
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| == Vipers ==
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| Scanners are included on {{TOS|Viper}}s, who use them
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| * to display enemy position,
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| * in targeting an enemy craft,
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| * or in reviewing known friendly and enemy ship configurations from the [[Warbook]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.
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| == Battlestars ==
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| Several scanners are present in [[Core command]], where they provide sensor readouts as well as other information to the bridge crew.
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| == Cylon version ==
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| A Cylon analogue to the scanner is also in use. However, the displays do not print out text, but rather rectangular shapes that zip across the screen {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I}}.
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| == Tie-in Material Information ==
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| * ''According to ''[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):''
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| : The broad-spectrum cybernetic Scanner is at the heart of the Colonial attack system. A sensitive antenna receives heat, light and all other frequencies of radiation from a 360 sphere, and feeds data into a computer for analysis. Long-range Scanners can match most bodies within a range to objects recorded in the computer's memory in a [[millicenton]]. The identified object may then be visually displayed, along with data on rate of travel, armaments, and crew. If the object remains unknown, the Scanner emits a broad spectrum of radiation, and analyzes the echoes that return. The Scanners and their associated computers on board each [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] can take over attack and evasive functions if the pilot loses consciousness. The computer's automatic battle decisions, however, cannot match the skill of a trained [[Colonial Warrior]]. <ref>{{cite book|last=Kraus|first=Bruce|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=1979|title=[[Encyclopedia Galactica]]|publisher=|location=|id=|pages=50}}</ref>
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| == Notes ==
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| Scanners are operated manually, requiring manual input from its operator. While voice activated computers exist, such as [[CORA]] and the database computer in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]," the simplicity and reliability of scanners make them preferable by most Colonial Warriors and support staff. [[Komma|Corporal Komma]] comments that he prefers the "old fashioned" keyboard and scanner to voice interactive computer systems {{OS|Murder on the Rising Star}}.
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| == Related Imagery ==
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| <gallery mode="slideshow">
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| Image:PersonnelStatus.jpg|A personnel status for Blue Squadron displayed on a scanner in Core command {{OS|The Long Patrol}}
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| Image:cylon scanner.jpg|A [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] at a Cylon version of a scanner at the [[Ravashol pulsar]] {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I}}.
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| </gallery>
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| == References ==
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