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The SuperFlow IV was the YT-1300 light freighter's default factory-installed computer. It managed the ship's systems, such as propulsion, sensors and navigation. It was considered highly sophisticated and extremely flexible.[1]
Description
The SuperFlow IV was a model of computer manufactured by the Hanx-Wargel for the Corellian Engineering Corporation. It was factory-installed into YT-1300 light freighters to serve as their primary computer, although most users eventually also modified it for better performance. It consisted of a central droid brain hardwired to a number of sub-processors including an environmental, propulsion, navigation, and communication unit as well as a diagnostic interface for ease of maintenance. It also employed an automatic inspection system which scanned the Avatar-10 hyperdrive's horizontal booster power lines before ignition to ensure a trouble-free jump[1] as well as a flight recorder and captain's log.[2] The computer hardware was installed into a square wall socket in the ship's galley, next to the staircase leading to the gunner seats.[1]
The SuperFlow IV computer was built to be very durable and versatile, allowing users to easily customize it with add-ons. However, CEC discouraged YT-1300 owners to make extensive modifications to the droid brain itself without official, CEC-authorized customer support;[1] this was however very expensive for most users.[2]
Sources
- Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 22 Secrets of Spaceflight: The Hanx-Wargel Main Computer (First identified as SuperFlow IV)
- YT-1300 Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual
- Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
- "Millennium Falcon" — Star Wars Encyclopedia