Changes: Optolythic data rod

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Sisko packages optolythic data rod — Captain Sisko packages the optolythic data rod for Senator Vreenak.

An optolythic data rod was Cardassian technology used to store information and records. These data rods were unique in that they were only produced on an as-needed basis, and information could only be inscribed on them once and could not be altered thereafter. As a result, these data rods had a reputation for being a secure way to store sensitive data. They were extraordinarily difficult to obtain, and nearly impossible to counterfeit.

As the name suggests, they were long, thin and cylindrical in shape and unlike standard isolinear rods which were a translucent dark amber, optolythic data rods were clear with a light blue tint.

In 2374, Garak, acting under instruction from Captain Benjamin Sisko managed to obtain an optolythic data rod as part of an elaborate plot to bring the Romulans into the Dominion War. The source demanded 85 liters of bio-mimetic gel, which Sisko wanted to refuse but was persuaded not to since the rod was necessary for the plan's success and obtaining it was "a minor miracle." Unfortunately for them, Romulan Senator Vreenak discovered the data contained on the rod to be a fake; however he was killed before he could report the information back to his government. (DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")

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-[[Image:SV_odr.jpg|thumb|Captain Sisko packages the [[optolythic data rod]] for [[Senator]] [[Vreenak]]. ({{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}})]]
+[[File:Sisko packages optolythic data rod.jpg|thumb|Captain Sisko packages the optolythic data rod for [[Senator]] [[Vreenak]].]]
-An '''optolythic data rod''' is [[Cardassian]] [[technology]] that is used to store information and records.  These data rods are unique in that they are only produced on an as-needed basis, and information can only be inscribed on them once and cannot be altered thereafter.  As a result, these data rods have a reputation for being a secure way to store sensitive data.  They are extraordinarily difficult to obtain, and nearly impossible to counterfeit.
+An '''optolythic data rod''' was [[Cardassian]] [[technology]] used to store information and records.  These data rods were unique in that they were only produced on an as-needed basis, and information could only be inscribed on them once and could not be altered thereafter.  As a result, these data rods had a reputation for being a secure way to store sensitive data.  They were extraordinarily difficult to obtain, and nearly impossible to [[counterfeiting|counterfeit]].
-As the name suggests, they are long, thin and cylindrical in shape and unlike standard isolinear rods which are a translucent dark amber, optolythic data rods are clear.  ({{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}})
+As the name suggests, they were long, thin and cylindrical in shape and unlike standard [[isolinear rod]]s which were a translucent dark amber, optolythic data rods were clear with a light blue tint.
+In [[2374]], [[Garak]], acting under instruction from [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] managed to obtain an optolythic data rod as part of an elaborate plot to bring the [[Romulan]]s into the [[Dominion War]]. The source demanded 85 [[liter]]s of [[bio-mimetic gel]], which Sisko wanted to refuse but was persuaded not to since the rod was necessary for the plan's success and obtaining it was "a minor miracle." Unfortunately for them, Romulan [[Senator]] [[Vreenak]] discovered the data contained on the rod to be a fake; however he was killed before he could report the information back to his government. ({{DS9|In the Pale Moonlight}})
-===See also===
+=== See also ===
 *[[Isolinear rod]]
+==External link==
-[[Category:Computer technology]]
+*{{mbeta}}
 [[de:Optolytisches Datenstäbchen]]
+[[Category:Computer technology]]