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Line 1: {{InfoBoxCorporation {{InfoBoxCorporation | image = Nirasaki Computers Collective.jpg | image = Nirasaki Computers Collective.jpg − | founded = [[2599]]<ref name=SLp165>''The Star League'', p. 165: "Top Ten Hegemony Companies - [Nirasaki Computers Collective]"</ref> + | Founded = [[2599]] − | dissolved = + | Dissolved = − | affiliation = [[Terran Hegemony]] + | Previous Names = − | previous_names = + | headquarters = [[Nirasaki]] − | headquarters = Blue Heron Commune ([[Nirasaki I]])<ref name=SLp165/> | leadership = [[CEO of Nirasaki Computers Collective|CEO]] | leadership = [[CEO of Nirasaki Computers Collective|CEO]] | products = Electronics | products = Electronics − | parent = + | Parent Corporation = − | divisions = + | Division = − | plants = {{Ubl|[[Caph]]|[[New Earth]]|[[Terra]]}} }} }} − '''Nirasaki Computers Collective''' was a [[Star League]]–era computer manufacturing corporation. + ===History=== + '''Nirasaki Computers Collective''' was a [[Star League]]–era computer manufacturing corporation. Headquartered on [[Nirasaki]], the company was started by three graduate students in 2599. Unlike most corporations, Nirasaki employed a "communal ownership" model where the employees controlled the organization.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 167</ref> The increased confusion was seen as a worthwhile tradeoff for the increased creativity of the employees. This "controlled chaos" method of organization must have been successful, as NCC was instrumental in creating some of the most advanced computer systems for the Star League. The control system for the [[Kanga]] jump tank was one success, but Nirasaki's crowning achievement was probably the sophisticated control system used by the [[SLDF]]'s [[Space Defense System]] to link its drone WarShips, ground bases and supply centers.<ref name=SL90>''The Star League'', p. 90</ref> − ==Overview==+ It was likewise also responsible for the success in defeating the Space Defense Systems when the worlds of the [[Terran Hegemony]], along with their SDS, were seized in the [[Amaris Civil War]] by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]]. When [[SLDF]] forces captured Nirasaki during the Hegemony Campaign, they discovered the NCC research facility abandoned, with all electronic files and hard copies destroyed. However, a small portable computer belonging to one of the researchers, Professor [[Catherine Glimp]], was discovered hidden in a closet. Professor Glimp, knowing she had to find some way to help the SLDF overcome their own defense system, had stored a treasure trove of data on the SDS' control system into the computer and hid it, hoping it might be found eventually. The information Professor Glimp and her colleges left behind allowed the SLDF to create an electronic countermeasure system which would jam the SDS' communication channels and disrupt targeting systems. The system worked perfectly in its first test during the invasion of [[New Home]], and would go on to provide the SLDF a much easier time liberating other Hegemony worlds.<ref name=SL90/> − Headquartered on [[Nirasaki]] with regional offices on [[Caph]], [[New Earth]], and [[Terra]], the company was started by three graduate students in [[2599]]. Unlike most corporations, Nirasaki employed a "communal ownership" model where the employees controlled the organization.<ref name=SLp165/> The increased confusion was seen as a worthwhile tradeoff for the increased creativity of the employees. This "controlled chaos" method of organization must have been successful, as NCC was instrumental in creating some of the most advanced computer systems for the Star League. The control system for the [[Kanga]] jump tank was one success, but Nirasaki's crowning achievement was probably the sophisticated control system used by the [[Star League Defense Force]]'s [[Space Defense System]] to link its drone WarShips, ground bases and supply centers.<ref name=SLp90>''The Star League'', p. 90: "New Strategies"</ref> − It was likewise also responsible for the success in defeating the Space Defense Systems when the worlds of the [[Terran Hegemony]], along with their SDS, were seized in the [[Amaris Civil War]] by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]]. When SLDF forces captured Nirasaki during the Hegemony Campaign, they discovered the NCC research facility abandoned, with all electronic files and hard copies destroyed. However, a small portable computer belonging to one of the researchers, Professor [[Catherine Glimp]], was discovered hidden in a closet. Professor Glimp, knowing she had to find some way to help the SLDF overcome their own defense system, had stored a treasure trove of data on the SDS' control system into the computer and hid it, hoping it might be found eventually. The information Professor Glimp and her colleges left behind allowed the SLDF to create an electronic countermeasure system which would jam the SDS' communication channels and disrupt targeting systems. The system worked perfectly in its first test during the invasion of [[New Home]], and would go on to provide the SLDF a much easier time liberating other Hegemony worlds.<ref name=SLp90/>+ Nirasaki Computers Collective didn't survive the Civil War. In the first year, the scientists and engineers of the Collective were rounded up by Amaris' forces and taken to [[Terra]]. The Collective's buildings and offices were destroyed by the Rim Worlds troops.<ref name=SL90/> − − Nirasaki Computers Collective didn't survive the Civil War. In the first year, the scientists and engineers of the Collective were rounded up by Amaris' forces and taken to [[Terra]]. The Collective's buildings and offices were destroyed by the Rim Worlds troops.<ref name=SLp90/> ==Manufacturing== ==Manufacturing== Nirasaki Computers Collective had manufacturing centers on the following planets: Nirasaki Computers Collective had manufacturing centers on the following planets: − − ===Caph=== − {|class="wikitable" − ! colspan="2" |Components produced on Caph:<ref name=TRO:2750p100>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 100: "Kanga - Capabilities"</ref><ref name=TRO:3050Up166>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', p. 166: "Kanga - Capabilities"</ref> − |- − ! width="350pt" | Component − ! width="350pt" | Type − |- − | colspan="2" align="center " | <u>[[Targeting-tracking system]]</u> − |- − | [[AL2200 Track-Nav AI computer]]<ref name=TRO:2750p100/> − | [[Kanga]]<ref name=TRO:3050Up166/> − |} ===Nirasaki=== ===Nirasaki=== Line 44:
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Line 60: |- |- | [[Hornblower Computer System]] | [[Hornblower Computer System]] − | ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz (WarShip class)|Sovetskii Soyuz]]''<ref name=TR27509138>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 138–140: "Sovetskii Soyuz"</ref> + | ''[[Sovetskii Soyuz]]''<ref name=TR27509138>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp.138-140, "Sovetskii Soyuz"</ref> − |- − | [[Communal XXX Computer System]] − | ''[[Texas]]''<ref name=TR2750144>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 144–145: "Texas"</ref> − |- − | [[Communal V-1a Computer System]] − | ''[[McKenna (WarShip class)|McKenna]]''<ref name=TR2750146>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 146–147: "McKenna"</ref> |- |- |} |} Line 89:
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| image = Nirasaki Computers Collective.jpg | | image = Nirasaki Computers Collective.jpg | ||
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| leadership = [[CEO of Nirasaki Computers Collective|CEO]] | | leadership = [[CEO of Nirasaki Computers Collective|CEO]] | ||
| products = Electronics | | products = Electronics | ||
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| − | '''Nirasaki Computers Collective''' was a [[Star League]]–era computer manufacturing corporation. | + | ===History=== |
| + | '''Nirasaki Computers Collective''' was a [[Star League]]–era computer manufacturing corporation. Headquartered on [[Nirasaki]], the company was started by three graduate students in 2599. Unlike most corporations, Nirasaki employed a "communal ownership" model where the employees controlled the organization.<ref>''The Star League'', p. 167</ref> The increased confusion was seen as a worthwhile tradeoff for the increased creativity of the employees. This "controlled chaos" method of organization must have been successful, as NCC was instrumental in creating some of the most advanced computer systems for the Star League. The control system for the [[Kanga]] jump tank was one success, but Nirasaki's crowning achievement was probably the sophisticated control system used by the [[SLDF]]'s [[Space Defense System]] to link its drone WarShips, ground bases and supply centers.<ref name=SL90>''The Star League'', p. 90</ref> | ||
| − | + | It was likewise also responsible for the success in defeating the Space Defense Systems when the worlds of the [[Terran Hegemony]], along with their SDS, were seized in the [[Amaris Civil War]] by the [[Rim Worlds Republic]]. When [[SLDF]] forces captured Nirasaki during the Hegemony Campaign, they discovered the NCC research facility abandoned, with all electronic files and hard copies destroyed. However, a small portable computer belonging to one of the researchers, Professor [[Catherine Glimp]], was discovered hidden in a closet. Professor Glimp, knowing she had to find some way to help the SLDF overcome their own defense system, had stored a treasure trove of data on the SDS' control system into the computer and hid it, hoping it might be found eventually. The information Professor Glimp and her colleges left behind allowed the SLDF to create an electronic countermeasure system which would jam the SDS' communication channels and disrupt targeting systems. The system worked perfectly in its first test during the invasion of [[New Home]], and would go on to provide the SLDF a much easier time liberating other Hegemony worlds.<ref name=SL90/> | |
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| − | + | Nirasaki Computers Collective didn't survive the Civil War. In the first year, the scientists and engineers of the Collective were rounded up by Amaris' forces and taken to [[Terra]]. The Collective's buildings and offices were destroyed by the Rim Worlds troops.<ref name=SL90/> | |
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Nirasaki Computers Collective]] | [[Category:Manufacturing Centers|Nirasaki Computers Collective]] | ||
[[Category:Terran Hegemony Corporations]] | [[Category:Terran Hegemony Corporations]] | ||