Data Crystals
Data Crystals are the primary data storage unit in use in Complex and are used in the construction of all major computer systems. Data Crystals are produced by useing the Atlantians crystal technology and operate by bending and refracting light that is channeled through the crystal using a complex series of lasers.
This system produces a complex holographic data pattern that bends and distorts light to reproduce images and information in mathematical form. These light patterns are then accessed and de-coded by a holographic computer system. Information is stored in these Data Crystals by actually altering the physical form of the crystal on a molecular level.
Despite their fragile appearance, Data Crystals are stronger than diamonds and have a heat dispersion capacity that allows them to operate in almost any temperature or enviroment, with a data storage capacity of over 900,000 terabytes and a data transfer rate of 50 gigabytes per millisecond. It is for these reasons that most systems use crystaline/holographic data retrieval systems

Class: Data Storage Crystal
Type: Holographic
Length: 3.4 centimeters [average]
Mass: 30 grams / 45 grams
Power: N/A
Duration: 500 years
Security: holographic encryption