Imperial CompLink
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TheImperial CompLink was a type ofcomputer processing system developed by scientists at the dawn of theNew Order that used theHoloNet to connect computers from thousands ofworlds together. Costing tens of trillions ofcredits, and allowing too much freedom of communication,Palpatine rejected it the project. Officially, the reason for the rejection was the cost implications.[1]
Imperial Intelligence recovered the majority of documentation and software relating to the project and revived the project using several of the scientists who had proposed the idea. Using the network ofSector Plexus conduits, backed by the legion ofTech 4 PDVs, to link the computers of the galaxy rather than using the HoloNet, Imperial Intelligence reduced the cost by a factor of ten thousand. Usingsystem cells andTech, the necessary software was installed on computers across hundreds ofsectors, but their efforts only connected six percent of the planetary networks to the CompLink. Just asUbiqtorate was considering cancelling the project, seeing little benefit for the cost outlay,Geothray Camber, a Plexus technician came up with a new eavesdropping device that would allow Imperial Intelligence to circumvent virtually every computer security system. Camber had technical issues, however, and sent detailedscandocs toDoctorLindu Sencker. Sencker's team solved Cambers theoretical and technical quandaries. The resulting device, theHyperspace Orbiting Scanner, allowed Imperial Intelligence to eavesdrop on computer networks on more that 470,000 planets.[1]
Sources[]
- Imperial Sourcebook
- Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Rebellion Era Campaign Guide