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'''Datatrax''' (also | '''Datatrax''' (also spelled '''data tracks''') are the primary method of data storage used by [[Transformer]]s. It is a universal digital format compatible with the Transformers' internal operating systems and both [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] and [[Earth]]-based [[List of computers|computing systems]].<ref name="glossary">Hasbro's online [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Glossary.cfm Transformers glossary].</ref> | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===''Beast Wars'' cartoon=== | ===''Beast Wars'' cartoon=== | ||
Datatrax can be altered with [[shell program]]s. {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}} | Datatrax can be altered with [[shell program]]s. {{storylink|Crossing the Rubicon}} In the event of Datatrax being damaged or unreadable, a Cybertronian will be left without any natural instincts nor clue as to their identity. | ||
===''Cyber Missions''=== | |||
The great historian [[Alpha Trion]] preserved the datatrax of [[Vector Sigma]] for future generations. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}}<ref name="glossary" /> | |||
===''Animated''=== | |||
[[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]] once said to "never judge [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|a datatrax]] by its [[Technorganic|techno-organic]] cover." {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}} Also, [[Rattletrap]] could hook you up with some questionably legal [[Shock Pop]] datatrax. {{Storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} | |||
===Swindle's Spiel=== | ===Swindle's Spiel=== | ||
[[Swindle, Swindle | [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] offered a nine-datatrax set titled "[[Salesbotship: Getting to Yes]]" with the first datatrax costing just one [[shanix]] and shipped overnight by the [[Galactic Express]]. Subsequent volumes cost 40 shanix and had many hidden fees and cancellation charges. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel|Swindle's Spiel, 2015/10/04}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Database]] | *[[Database]] | ||
*[[Core consciousness]] | |||
*[[Memory core]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Animated | [[Category:Animated Transformer anatomy]] | ||
[[Category:Beast Wars | [[Category:Beast Wars Transformer anatomy]] | ||
[[Category:Movie technology]] | [[Category:Movie technology]] | ||
[[Category:Storage media]] | [[Category:Storage media]] | ||
[[Category:Transformer anatomy]] | [[Category:Transformer anatomy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:56, 13 May 2025
Datatrax (also spelled data tracks) are the primary method of data storage used by Transformers. It is a universal digital format compatible with the Transformers' internal operating systems and both Cybertronian and Earth-based computing systems.<ref name="glossary">Hasbro's online Transformers glossary.</ref>
Fiction
[edit]Beast Wars cartoon
[edit]Datatrax can be altered with shell programs. Crossing the Rubicon In the event of Datatrax being damaged or unreadable, a Cybertronian will be left without any natural instincts nor clue as to their identity.
Cyber Missions
[edit]The great historian Alpha Trion preserved the datatrax of Vector Sigma for future generations. Cyber Missions 1<ref name="glossary" />
Animated
[edit]Nightbeat once said to "never judge a datatrax by its techno-organic cover." The Return of Blurr Also, Rattletrap could hook you up with some questionably legal Shock Pop datatrax. The AllSpark Almanac II
Swindle's Spiel
[edit]Swindle, Swindle and Swindle offered a nine-datatrax set titled "Salesbotship: Getting to Yes" with the first datatrax costing just one shanix and shipped overnight by the Galactic Express. Subsequent volumes cost 40 shanix and had many hidden fees and cancellation charges. Swindle's Spiel, 2015/10/04
See also
[edit]References
[edit]<references/>