Computer Technology (Averius)

IOS

The IOS or Imperial Operating System is the operating System used by domestically produced electronics in the Empire. This operating system in its modern form is a 64-bit system.

64-bit System

There are 4 sections of code in the 64-bit system.

[Leading Bits].[Data Bits].[Video Bits].[Audio Bits]

Leading Bits

Leading Bits tell the operating system what the bits are for.

Data Bits

Data Bits is data for the CPU to process.

Video Bits

Video Bits are for the video data.

Audio Bits

Audio Bits are for the sound data.

Bit Substitution

Some bits in the Leading Bits can trigger the Video Bits and/or the Audio Bits to be used as additional spaces for Data Bits.

Security Features

Automatic Download Protection

The IOS has protections that prevent programs and files from automatically downloading. Downloads need to be manually approved. Files with an unverified certificate, such as those from unapproved software sources or pirated software or viruses would be labeled as 'Unverified and Potentially Dangerous'.

USB Protection

Using the USB Ports will not automatically connect the content of the USB to the computer. Such data would need to be manually accessed. This prevents unauthorized access of the computer through the USB Ports and also prevents malware on USB-connected devices from infecting the computer automatically.

Native Anti-virus Protection

The IOS has native anti-virus and anti-malware protections, preventing programs on the computer from accessing data on or for other programs, as well as preventing keylogging and unauthorized system or internet access.

Protected File Locations

Some file locations will be unable to be changed or accessed by programs outside of those file locations. This protection ensures that the files for the operating system and for system startup can not be edited or changed by malicious software.

Password Automation protection

Passwords and password-protected systems, programs, files, and accounts have a limit on the number of times a password can be input in a timespan. This prevents malicious software and remote hackers from being able to crack passwords on the computer. This limit does not prevent the manual input of a password. After 10 attempts by a program on the computer attempting to access a password-protected file, program, or account on the computer, it is quarantined and the user would need to re-enable access to that program for it to function outside of Quarantine.

System Features

Windows

Each program can be opened in parallel, allowing for quick access to multiple programs.

GUI

The GUI is a split into several parts, including the Desktop for program shortcuts to be placed for quick access. The Toolbar allows for the date, time, system stats, and other active programs to be displayed. The Start Menu is displayed allowing access to system settings and important system applications.

Task Manager

The Task Manager allows access to the system stats, a list of programs currently running, and an other set routines and tasks.

File Manager

The File Manager is a program allowing access to all programs installed on the computer.

System Settings

System Settings is an application allowing system, program, and account settings to be changed.

System Menus

System Menus are submenus of the Start Menu and allow access to programs and file locations on the computer.

File Explorer

The File Explorer is a window allowing access to all files and programs on the computer.

Drives

A: Drive

The A: Drive is used for normal computer programs, and is where most non-core files will be found.

B: Drive

The B: Drive is used for computer programs that need internet access to function, such as MMO games and other games.

C: Drive

The C: Drive is used for Core System Files. This Protected Drive can not be accessed or saved on by programs or files external to itself.

D: Drive

The D: Drive is the Disk Drive for optical disks. A Computer can normally have up to two of these and are listed as D1:, D2:, ect, when there are more than one on the system.

E: Drive

The E: Drive is used for computer programs located on other connected computers or systems.

F: Drive

The F: Drive is the Disk Drive for Floppy Disks. A Computer can normally have up to two of these and are listed as F1:, F2:, ect, when there are more than one on the system.

Computers by Generation

Second and Third Generation Mainframes

2nd and Third Generation Computers

Model	Use	Price	Release Year	Details
A775A	Mainframe	G$50	775	Details/Specs Power: 100 kWatts OS: IOS 1.0 CPU: 16-bit 1x Primary CPU 8x Data Processing CPU 1x Printer Processing CPU Storage: Magnetic Tape Memory: 2 MB Processing Rate: 1.8 MIPs Ports: 8x Computer Ports 1x Printer Ports
A775B	Mass Storage	G$10	775	Details/Specs Type: magnetic Tape Storage: 2x Tapes Bit Density: 64 bit/mm Tape Speed: 3,000 mm/s (192 kbit/s; 12 kB/s) Tape Length: 750,000 mm Storage Capacity: 48 Mbits (3 MB) per tape 96 Mbits (6 MB) total Memory: 6 MB Ports: 8x Computer Ports 1x Printer Ports
A775C	Printer	G$10	775	Details/Specs Type: Printer Paper Types: A0 (800 mm x 1,200 mm) A1 (600 mm x 800 mm) A2 (400 mm x 600 mm) A3 (300 mm x 400 mm) A4 (200 mm x 300 mm) Ink: Dot Matrix Printing Black Ink RGB Ink Memory: 6 MB Ports: 1x Printer Ports
A778A	Mainframe	G$60	778	Details/Specs Power: 100 kWatts OS: IOS 1.0 CPU: 16-bit 1x Primary CPU 8x Data Processing CPU 1x Printer Processing CPU Storage: Magnetic Tape Memory: 6 MB Processing Rate: 2 MIPs Ports: 8x Computer Ports 1x Printer Ports
A778B	Mass Storage	G$15	778	Details/Specs Type: magnetic Tape Storage: 2x Tapes Bit Density: 64 bit/mm Tape Speed: 4,000 mm/s (256 kbit/s; 16 kB/s) Tape Length: 750,000 mm Storage Capacity: 48 Mbits (3 MB) per tape 96 Mbits (6 MB) total Memory: 6 MB Ports: 8x Computer Ports 1x Printer Ports

Fourth Generation Mainframes

4th Generation Computers

Model	Use	Price	Release Year	Details
Axion 1	Supercomputer	G$2,000	780	Details/Specs Power: 120 kW OS: IOS 1.1 CPU: 64-bit @80 MHz 1x Primary CPU 16x Parallel Processing CPU 1x Printer Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 36x 10 MB HHD (360 MB total) Memory: 16 MB Processing Rate: 160 MFLOPS Ports: 16x Computer Ports 1x Printer Ports
Axion Pro Printer	Printer	G$10	780	Details/Specs Type: Printer Paper Types: A0 (800 mm x 1,200 mm) A1 (600 mm x 800 mm) A2 (400 mm x 600 mm) A3 (300 mm x 400 mm) A4 (200 mm x 300 mm) Ink: Dot Matrix Printing Black Ink RGB Ink Memory: 8 MB Ports: 1x Printer Ports
Axion 2	Supercomputer	G$4,000	785	Details/Specs Power: 360 kW OS: IOS 1.2 CPU: 64-bit @120 MHz 1x Primary CPU 16x Parallel Processing CPU 1x Printer Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 64x 512 MB HHD (32 GB total) Memory: 160 MB Processing Rate: 800 MFLOPS Ports: 16x Computer Ports 1x Printer Ports
Axion 3	Supercomputer	G$4,500	790	Details/Specs Power: 360 kW OS: IOS 2.0 CPU: 64-bit @250 MHz 1x Primary CPU 16x Parallel Processing CPU 1x Printer Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 64x 4 GB HHD (256 GB total) Memory: 1 GB Processing Rate: 2 GFLOPS Ports: 16x Computer Ports 1x Printer Ports
Axion Pro II Printer	Printer	G$10	790	Details/Specs Type: Printer Paper Types: A0 (800 mm x 1,200 mm) A1 (600 mm x 800 mm) A2 (400 mm x 600 mm) A3 (300 mm x 400 mm) A4 (200 mm x 300 mm) Ink: Dot Matrix Printing Black Ink RGB Ink Memory: 64 MB Ports: 1x Printer Ports

Fourth Generation PC

4th Generation PC

Model	Use	Price	Release Year	Details
Canvas I	PC	G$0.5	790	Details/Specs OS: IOS 2.0 CPU: 16-bit @5 MHz 1x Primary CPU 3x Parallel Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 4 MB HHD Removeable Storage: Floppy Drive 2x 4 MB Floppy Disk Memory: 256 kB Display: 480x320 Graphics: CGA Sound: 8-bit sound Ports: 1x Internet Port Keyboard Port 1x Mouse Port Audio-Video Output Port 1x Printer Ports
Canvas Pro Printer	Printer	G$0.5	790	Details/Specs Type: Printer Paper Types: A3 (300 mm x 400 mm) A4 (200 mm x 300 mm) Ink: Dot Matrix Printing Black Ink RGB Ink Memory: 16 MB Ports: 1x Printer Ports
Canvas II	PC	G$0.75	793	Details/Specs OS: IOS 2.1 CPU: 16-bit @8 MHz 1x Primary CPU 3x Parallel Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 64 MB HHD Removeable Storage: Floppy Drive 2x 4 MB Floppy Disk Memory: 4 MB Display: 1024x576 Graphics: VGA Sound: 8-bit sound Ports: 1x Internet Port Keyboard Port 1x Mouse Port Audio-Video Output Port 1x Printer Ports
Canvas III	PC	G$1	796	Details/Specs OS: IOS 2.2 CPU: 64-bit @25 MHz 1x Primary CPU 4x Parallel Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 256 MB HHD Removeable Storage: Floppy Drive 2x 4 MB Floppy Disk Memory: 64 MB Display: 1024x576 Graphics: VGA 2 MB Video Memory Sound: 16-bit sound Ports: 1x Internet Port Keyboard Port 1x Mouse Port Audio-Video Output Port 1x Printer Ports
Canvas Zero	PC	G$1	798	Details/Specs OS: IOS 2.3 CPU: 64-bit @250 MHz 1x Primary CPU 4x Parallel Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 2 GB HHD Storage: DVD-ROM/CD-RW 512 MB DVD/CD Memory: 256 MB Display: 1280x720 Graphics: VGA 8 MB Video Memory Sound: 16-bit sound Ports: 1x Internet Port 1x HDMI Port 4x USB Ports

Fifth Generation Mainframes

5th Generation Computers

Model	Use	Price	Release Year	Details
Fractal I	Supercomputer	G$5,000	800	Details/Specs Power: 500 kW OS: IOS 3.0 CPU: 64-bit @250 MHz 1x Primary CPU 32x Parallel Processing CPU 1x Printer Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 64x 4 GB HHD (256 GB total) Memory: 256 GB Processing Rate: 256 GFLOPS Ports: 16x Computer Ports 1x Printer Ports
Fractal Pro Printer	Printer	G$10	790	Details/Specs Type: Printer Paper Types: A0 (800 mm x 1,200 mm) A1 (600 mm x 800 mm) A2 (400 mm x 600 mm) A3 (300 mm x 400 mm) A4 (200 mm x 300 mm) Ink: Dot Matrix Printing Black Ink RGB Ink Memory: 64 MB Ports: 1x Printer Ports
Fractal II Cabinet	Supercomputer	G$5,000	805	Details/Specs Power: 40 kW OS: IOS 3.0 CPU: 64-bit @500 MHz 4,096x Parallel Processing CPU (262,144 CPU for a 64-cabinet set) Storage: Hard Disk Drive 16x 64 GB HHD (1 TB total cabinet; 64 TB for a 64-cabinet set) Memory: 1 TB (64 TB for a 64-cabinet set) Processing Rate: 8 TFLOPS (512 TFLOPS for a 64-cabinet set) Ports: 64x I/O Ports 64x Internet Ports
Fractal III Cabinet	Supercomputer	G$5,000	810	Details/Specs Power: 40 kW OS: IOS 3.0 CPU: 64-bit @2 GHz 4,096x Parallel Processing CPU (262,144 CPU for a 64-cabinet set) Storage: Hard Disk Drive 16x 256 GB HHD (4 TB total cabinet; 256 TB for a 64-cabinet set) Memory: 4 TB (256 TB for a 64-cabinet set) Processing Rate: 32 TFLOPS (2 PFLOPS for a 64-cabinet set) Ports: 64x I/O Ports 64x Internet Ports

Fifth Generation PC

5th Generation PC

Model	Use	Price	Release Year	Details
Vertex	PC	G$0.5	800	Details/Specs OS: IOS 3.0 CPU: 64-bit @250 MHz 1x Primary CPU 4x Parallel Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 4 GB HHD External Storage: 2x 4 GB DVD-ROM/CD-RW Memory: 256 MB Display: 1280x720 GPU: G-1 GPU Clock: 60 MHz GPU Memory: 16 MB Sound: 16-bit sound Ports: 1x Internet Port 1x HDMI Port 4x USB 1.0 Ports
Vertex II	PC	G$0.5	805	Details/Specs OS: IOS 3.0 CPU: 64-bit @500 MHz 1x Primary CPU 4x Parallel Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 64 GB HHD External Storage: 2x 16 GB DVD-ROM/CD-RW Memory: 4 GB Display: 1280x720 GPU: G-1 GPU Clock: 60 MHz GPU Memory: 16 MB Sound: 16-bit sound Ports: 1x Internet Port 1x HDMI Port 4x USB 2.0 Ports
Vertex III	PC	G$0.75	810	Details/Specs OS: IOS 3.1 CPU: 64-bit @2 GHz 1x Primary CPU 4x Parallel Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 256 GB HHD External Storage: 2x 16 GB DVD-ROM/CD-RW Memory: 4 GB Display: 1600x900 GPU: G-2 GPU Clock: 250 MHz GPU Memory: 64 MB Sound: 16-bit sound Ports: 1x Internet Port 1x HDMI Port 4x USB 2.0 Ports
Vertex Quad	PC	G$0.75	815	Details/Specs OS: IOS 3.1 CPU: 64-bit @2 GHz 1x Primary CPU 4x Parallel Processing CPU Storage: Hard Disk Drive 256 GB HHD External Storage: 2x 16 GB DVD-ROM/CD-RW Memory: 8 GB Display: 1920x1080 GPU: G-3 GPU Clock: 500 MHz GPU Memory: 256 MB Sound: 16-bit sound Ports: 1x Internet Port 1x HDMI Port 4x USB 2.0 Ports