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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>:''For information on the various technologies used in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] that are similar to the uses of the [[Original Series]] scanner, see [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series]].''<br />
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[[Image:RaiderSchematics.jpg|thumb|right|A Core command scanner readout of a Raider ([[Saga of a Star World]]).]] <br />
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The '''scanner''' is a multipurpose computer device on fighters and in [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] [[Core command]] centers which performs or displays varying information on flight, navigation, or tactical status.<br />
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Scanners are included on [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]], who use them to display enemy position, in targeting an enemy craft, or in reviewing known friendly and enemy ship configurations from the [[Warbook]] ([[Saga of a Star World]]).<br />
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Scanners are operated manually, requiring manual input from its operator. While voice activated computers exist, such as [[CORA]] and the database computer in "[[Murder on the Rising Star]]," the simplicity and reliability of scanners make them preferable by most Colonial Warriors and support staff.<br />
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Several scanners are present in [[Core command]], where they provide sensor readouts as well as other information to the bridge crew. [[Komma|Corporal Komma]] comments that he prefers the "old fashioned" keyboard and scanner to voice interactive computer systems ([[Murder on the Rising Star]]).<br />
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== Cylon version ==<br />
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A Cylon analogue to the scanner is also in use. However, the displays do not print out text, but rather rectangular shapes that zip across the screen ([[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]).<br />
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== Related Imagery ==<br />
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Image:PersonnelStatus.jpg|A personnel status for Blue Squadron displayed on a scanner in Core command ([[The Long Patrol]])<br />
Image:cylon scanner.jpg|A [[Centurion (TOS)|Centurion]] at a Cylon version of a scanner at the [[Ravashol pulsar]] ([[The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I]]).<br />
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