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'''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]].<ref>''The Star League'', p. 92</ref> | '''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]].<ref>''The Star League'', p. 92</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:38, 27 February 2011
Overview
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.[1] 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.[2]
Nirasaki Computers Collective didn't survive the Amaris 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.[3]
Manufacturing
Nirasaki Computers Collective had manufacturing centers on the following planets:
Nirasaki
| Components produced on Nirasaki: | |
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| Component | Type |
| Nirasaki VersaTrack-F | Targeting-Tracking System |
| Nirasaki VersaTrack-L | Targeting-Tracking System |
| Nirasaki VersaTrack-R | Targeting-Tracking System |
| Nirasaki Vector-A4 | Artemis IV FCS |
| AL2200 Track-Nav AI computer | Kanga Jump Hovertank flight control computer |