General Communication (2370-Present)

Created by Vice Admiral Iluvar on Sun May 22nd, 2011 @ 6:03pm

General Communication Devices Used Between 2370 and the Present

Main Viewscreen (2370s-Present) A viewscreen (or main viewer) was an audio/visual device used aboard starships, space stations, and at planetary facilities to display various types of images from sensor data and communications signals. By the year 2371, most starships were equipped with viewscreens also employing holographic technology. These viewscreens differed from previous designs in that a hologrid was present behind the displayed image. When damaged or deactivated, a hologrid, much like that in the ship's holodeck, appeared on the bulkhead. -- Memory Alpha

Holo-Communicator (2373-Present) The holo-communicator was a new advance in Federation communications technology in the 24th century. It allowed two parties to converse as if in the same room by sending holograms of each other courtesy of projectors installed in the floor. They were first deployed in Starfleet in 2373 on the bridges of starships as well as in the operation centers of other Starfleet installations. -- Memory Alpha