28 "Why do the displays and touch pads work when the computers are down?" (Holodeck and Computers - Star Trek)
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This article is from the Star Trek Tech FAQ, by Joshua Bell inexorabletash@hotmail.com with numerous contributions by others.
28 "Why do the displays and touch pads work when the computers are down?" (Holodeck and Computers - Star Trek)
The displays use "nanoprocessors" - cell sized mechanical computers -
to display information. The display itself contains data polled from
the ODN, and based on user selections, displays whatever is
appropriate. So even if the computers go down, whatever information is
(1) already on the ODN (or ODN backups) or (2) in the display itself
can be selected and displayed.
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