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A '''computron''' is a Colonial term for computer.
A '''computron''' is a Colonial [[List of terms (1980)|term]] for computer.


It is first used in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' with the introduction of a "[[wrist computron]]", a device capable of translation and invisibility ([[Galactica Discovers Earth]]).
It is first used in ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' with the introduction of the navigational computron, the navigational computer within a [[Viper (TOS)|Viper]] ([[1980]]: "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]").
 
The term is most often used in association with the [[wrist computron]], a device worn on the wrist capable of translation and invisibility ([[1980]]: "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]").


It is also a term used in the [[Realm Press comics]], first appearing in "[[The Law of Volahd]]".
It is also a term used in the [[Realm Press comics]], first appearing in "[[The Law of Volahd]]".


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Revision as of 16:19, 6 April 2010

A computron is a Colonial term for computer.

It is first used in Galactica 1980 with the introduction of the navigational computron, the navigational computer within a Viper (1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I").

The term is most often used in association with the wrist computron, a device worn on the wrist capable of translation and invisibility (1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I").

It is also a term used in the Realm Press comics, first appearing in "The Law of Volahd".