Diogenes

Diogenes is the name for a personality simulation on the alternate Earthline "Apocalyptica." Eric named him after the Greek philosopher, possibly out of a sense self-deprecation, possibly out of irony. The simulation is not a true AI in that it does not have free will or creative thought, but what it lacks in intuition is mostly made up for in expert systems, magical vitality, and sheer computational power.

Originally, the Diogenes program was a personal assistant program obtained from Mary's World. Over time, it was given more and more processing hardware, as well as gradual improvements. Eventually, it was ported to a quantum computer crystal and given a measure of living vitality. This is the core system of the Diogenes complex.

Surrounding the primary core crystal are two hundred and sixty-four more quantum computer cores, all held in precise alignment. This secondary set of computer cores is used for distributed processing, coordinated by the primary Diogenes crystal. The whole matrix is linked using quantum entanglement and specialized spells developed by Eric expressly for the purpose. Beyond this primary crystal and the secondary processor array, there are thousands of other computer systems of various architecture and design types, running several different programming languages. These are semi-autonomous, capable of carrying out their tasks without constant control from the main processor array, but also capable of being used as tertiary processors for larger data-processing jobs.

Diogenes operates a vast array of peripheral devices. These include, but are not limited to, construction equipment, fusion reactors, factories, foundries, cloning facilities, farming robots, hydroponic modules, military drones, fixed-emplacement weaponry, communications arrays, deep-space radar, and a variety of general-purpose robots.