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!Named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula the astronomical object]
 
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!'''Temeraire'''
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!Named after [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temeraire_%28series%29 the fictional dragon]
 
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!'''Cassini'''
 
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Revision as of 15:58, 9 February 2010

Spacesim has many computers, and to distinguish them when networking they are given names taken from mythology, science-fiction, history, and other disciplines.

Simulator Computers

FU Runs current server software
A.C. Clarke Engineering simulator software Named after the British science fiction writer
Nebula Simulator software Named after the astronomical object
Temeraire Simulator software Named after the fictional dragon
Cassini Simulator software Named after the Italian astronomer

Astronaut Computers

B62-Teacher Habitat ORBIT Came with its current name along with a good deal of handy software that Spacesim does not own. Resetting the computer, the only way to change its name, would also lose the software.
Pulsar Habitat EECOM Named after the astronomical object
Heimdall Habitat Logs and Diagnostics Named after the Norse god
Nutrino Habitat Engineering Named after the particle

Mission Control Computers

Chandrasekhar Variable software Named after the Indian astrophysicist
C3-PO Radiation levels Named after the fictional robot
Quasar Variable software Named after the astronomical object
Grissom Variable software Named after the American astronaut
Mir Variable software Named after the Russian space station
Shane Variable software Named after the fictional character from The L Word

Office Computers

Dee ORBIT Named after the Canadian pilot
HAL 9000 Simulator software Named after the fictional AI
Spock EECOM Named after the fictional character
Cernan Server software Named after the American astronaut
Kepler MC software Named after the German astrologer
Iapetus Engineering Named after the moon of Saturn

Former Computers

Armstrong Former Habitat Logs Named after the American astronaut
Asimov Former Habitat Named after the Russian-American scientist and writer
Sputnik Former Habitat Named after the Russian spacecrafts
Stonehenge Dedicated server that ran the Corel camera system Named after the British landmark
OCESS Variable software in Mission Control Name of the club itself
Orion Simulator software Named after the constellation