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Post by Nathan on Oct 27, 2010 23:24:36 GMT -6
Borders City was the technological capital of Natopia for one reason: Klaasssoft. The computing giant had managed to become the sole provider of personal computers in the country during various interregnums and lax regional governments regulating business. Klaasssoft had achieved complete vertical integration of producing and designing personal computers in Natopia. It was no doubt that the contracts for upgrading NISS would come to Klaasiya and Klaassoft in particular.
The developers at Klaassoft had designed and made prototypes for artificial intelligence several years ago but never implemented them in one of the few occasions a regional business matter was halted by the national government. The various components of the project were then used for other endeavors, particularly in the computers of the Natopian navy.
The appearance of the Greivars in the former colony of Natollonia has been theorized as a result of the shipwreck of the infamous HSMS The Massive, which suffered a mutiny of Natopian crew against Lavalonian officers during the Veliken War. This ship was believed to have run aground on the coast of the former Antican province of Velike, near modern day Port St Andre. The crewmen were sent home by the Anticans of course and face court marshal as any school child will tell you.
However, the AI component that were broken down into systems for the navy were never actually deactivated. Illegal? Yes. But the only way to create advance tactical programs to learn enemy movements and predict. The Massive, being a new class of battleship at the time, was equipped with these AI disguised as tactical programs.
It is believed that, along with a few lost crewmen believed to have fled the wreck to avoid court marshal, these AI programs revealed their sentience to the crewmen, who helped fashion them rudimentary bodies from wreckage upon the AI's instruction. These first beings were the ancestors of the Greivar, rediscovered when Natopia laid claim to sections of the former Velike. They were found to be perfectly suited for mining as without maintenance their programs had degraded and were only capable of simple actions. The new colonists were able to repair them and infuse them with upgrades from Natopia, fortunately already compatible with Klaassoft OS.
The Greivar, so named for the grief of the mutineers lost cause, soon became more and more advanced and specialized, resulting in what walked into the main offices of Klaassoft only 2 days after Tomassyon was sent to reconnect with the Greivar.
Tinker Sprocket extended his recently polished hand, which had been specially designed for human contact with a low-torque servo for hand shaking, "Pleasure to meet you Mr Derrya, I have always wanted to visit this marvelous city and the company that practically built it."
Derrya accepted the cold hand, "and a pleasure to have our prodigal son at last return! Please, let me show you what our designers in the robotics division have drawn up for the basic Greivar body chassis for extra-vehicular maintenance and construction. The body is designed for optima zero-g mobility and efficiency. Four customizable arms, three-dimensional propulsion, binocular and detail sensors, and uniform compatibility and connections."
Sprocket looked at the image, and not having a basis for the reference of a clown, saw no obvious design defects. "Sir, I believe the Greivar will find this body a marked improvement over their current scrap. However, I trust as the station's liaison for the eventual sizeable Greivar population, my current copper frame will not be suitable for the interior of NISS."
"Of course, yes. The EVA units were our primary concern as they are all functionality. Our robotics division has been working in conjunction with our psychology lab to create a perfect body for you that will function better in the lower gravity of the station and allow you to interact more fully with the humans you will liaise with."
Sprocket's eyebrow motors whirled to life again in such short time after what was a considerable time of disuse at the idea of a shiny new body.
The developers at Klaassoft had designed and made prototypes for artificial intelligence several years ago but never implemented them in one of the few occasions a regional business matter was halted by the national government. The various components of the project were then used for other endeavors, particularly in the computers of the Natopian navy.
The appearance of the Greivars in the former colony of Natollonia has been theorized as a result of the shipwreck of the infamous HSMS The Massive, which suffered a mutiny of Natopian crew against Lavalonian officers during the Veliken War. This ship was believed to have run aground on the coast of the former Antican province of Velike, near modern day Port St Andre. The crewmen were sent home by the Anticans of course and face court marshal as any school child will tell you.
However, the AI component that were broken down into systems for the navy were never actually deactivated. Illegal? Yes. But the only way to create advance tactical programs to learn enemy movements and predict. The Massive, being a new class of battleship at the time, was equipped with these AI disguised as tactical programs.
It is believed that, along with a few lost crewmen believed to have fled the wreck to avoid court marshal, these AI programs revealed their sentience to the crewmen, who helped fashion them rudimentary bodies from wreckage upon the AI's instruction. These first beings were the ancestors of the Greivar, rediscovered when Natopia laid claim to sections of the former Velike. They were found to be perfectly suited for mining as without maintenance their programs had degraded and were only capable of simple actions. The new colonists were able to repair them and infuse them with upgrades from Natopia, fortunately already compatible with Klaassoft OS.
The Greivar, so named for the grief of the mutineers lost cause, soon became more and more advanced and specialized, resulting in what walked into the main offices of Klaassoft only 2 days after Tomassyon was sent to reconnect with the Greivar.
Tinker Sprocket extended his recently polished hand, which had been specially designed for human contact with a low-torque servo for hand shaking, "Pleasure to meet you Mr Derrya, I have always wanted to visit this marvelous city and the company that practically built it."
Derrya accepted the cold hand, "and a pleasure to have our prodigal son at last return! Please, let me show you what our designers in the robotics division have drawn up for the basic Greivar body chassis for extra-vehicular maintenance and construction. The body is designed for optima zero-g mobility and efficiency. Four customizable arms, three-dimensional propulsion, binocular and detail sensors, and uniform compatibility and connections."
Sprocket looked at the image, and not having a basis for the reference of a clown, saw no obvious design defects. "Sir, I believe the Greivar will find this body a marked improvement over their current scrap. However, I trust as the station's liaison for the eventual sizeable Greivar population, my current copper frame will not be suitable for the interior of NISS."
"Of course, yes. The EVA units were our primary concern as they are all functionality. Our robotics division has been working in conjunction with our psychology lab to create a perfect body for you that will function better in the lower gravity of the station and allow you to interact more fully with the humans you will liaise with."
Sprocket's eyebrow motors whirled to life again in such short time after what was a considerable time of disuse at the idea of a shiny new body.
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