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  Software 
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  Software 
   The heart of the computer is its software. Each major component and many 
  housekeeping functions are managed by computers controlled by Processes 
  dedicated software packages that relieve people of the burden of day-to-day 
  activities. 
   
   
  COMPUTER PROCESSES 
   The software that drives a computer 
  is the Process. Each Process 
  addresses a specific function and 
  manages it within the computer. 
   There are three types of Processes: 
   System. The Operating System for a 
  Computer. Every Computer requires an 
  Operating System Process. 
   Component. The governing Process 
  for a Component. 
   Service. A Process providing support 
  or information. 
   
  Redundant 
   Three identical Processes allow a 
  Computer to automatically ignore a 
  computing failure by one of the three. 
   
   Brain Tonnage. A Brain is installed 
  in an existing Cell, so while the Brain 
  itself is about 1 or 2 liters, it is part of a 
  larger Cell.  
   Free Cells. A system operates most 
  efficiently if it has free Cells equal to 
  installed Processes. If the Computer 
  has fewer than one empty cell per 
  operating Process, output is delayed 
  one Round. 
   
  TYPICAL COMPUTER MAPS 
   
  SYSTEM PROCESSES 
  M 
  Type 
  Process 
  TL  
  KCr
  C 
  S 
  3.1 
  Console 
  Process 
  7  
  50
   
   
  XP 
  Console XP 
  Process 
  8  
  50
   
   
   
  Conversational 
  Process 
  9  
  100
   
   
  XS 
  Expert System 
  Process 
  10  
  200
   
   
  SA 
  Self Aware 
  Process 
  14  
  300
   
   
  S0 
  Semi-Organic 
  Brain-0 
  10  
  100
  1 
  1 
  S1 
  Semi-Organic 
  Brain-1 
  11  
  400
  1D 
  1D 
  S2 
  Semi-Organic 
  Brain-2 
  12  
  800
  2D 
  2D 
  S3 
  Semi-Organic 
  Brain-3 
  14  
  1200
  3D 
  3D 
  P0 
  Positronic 
  Brain-0 
  11  
  400
  1 
  1D 
  P1 
  Positronic 
  Brain-1 
  12  
  900
  1D 
  1D 
  P2 
  Positronic 
  Brain-2 
  13  
  1500
  2D 
  2D 
  P3 
  Positronic 
  Brain-3 
  15  
  2000
  2D 
  3D 
  AI-16
  Artificial Intelligence 
  Process 
  16  
  2000
  1D 
  1D 
  AI-18
  Artificial Intelligence 
  Process 
  18  
  3000
  2D 
  2D 
  AI-20
  Artificial Intelligence 
  Process 
  20  
  4000
  2D 
  3D 
  AI-22
  Artificial Intelligence 
  Process 
  22  
  5000
  3D 
  3D 
   Each computer (Local or Master) requires a System Process. It must be installed 
  in the computer is controls. It occupies one Cell. 
   
  COMPONENT AND SERVICE PROCESSES 
   
  Process 
  Type 
  TL 
  Cells
  KCr
  C 
  S 
   
  Drive 
  Component 
  =Jump 
  1
  =TL
   
   
   
  Power Plant 
  Component 
  =PPlant 
  1
  =TL
   
   
   
  Sensor 
  Component 
  =Sensor 
  1
  =TL
   
   
   
  Weapon 
  Component 
  =Weapon 
  1
  =TL
   
   
   
  Defense 
  Component 
  =Defense 
  1
  =TL
   
   
   
  Guidance 
  Component 
    
  1
  10
   
   
   
  Life Support 
  Service 
    
  1
  10
   
   
   
  Data Base 
  Service 
    
  1
  10
   
   
   
  Accounting 
  Service 
    
  1
  10
   
   
   
  Astrogation 
  Service 
    
  1
  10
   
   
   
  Medical 
  Service 
    
  1
  10
  2D 
  1D 
   
  Entertainment 
  Service 
    
  1
  10
   
   
   
  Library Data 
  Service 
    
  1
  10
   
   
   
  Security 
  Service 
    
  1
  10
   
   
   
  Maintenance 
  Service 
    
  1
  10
   
   
   
  Damage Control 
  Service 
    
  1
  10
  1D 
  1D 
   Component Processes must be installed in the Computer which controls the 
  Component. The System Process is the controlling software for the computer.  
   Distributed Processing. Service Processes may be installed in any available 
  Cell in any computer. 
   
  COMPUTER MAPS 
   The interior of a computer can be mapped. It shows the Computer’s Cells on a 
  grid based on the computer Architecture. 
   Architecture-N. Architecture is the number of connections between cells. 
  Architecture-4 connects a cell to 4 adjacent cells; Architecture-9 indicates 
  connections to 9 adjacent cells. 
   Architecture-3 is triangles; Architecture-4 is squares; Architecture-6 is hexagons. 
   Many possible architectures exist: for example, Architecture-9 wrapped to a 
  cylinder; Architecture-5 mapped to a sphere.  
   Standard Imperial Computer Architecture is a compact bounded flat plane with a 
  square grid (Architecture-4). 
  
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