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IBN 5100

A retro computer whose capabilities make it crucial for decoding hidden SERN data.

[ARTIFACT / COMPUTER][PREMISE]
SECTION GLOSSARY
SPOILER FLOOR PREMISE
CONTINUITY ANIME CONTINUITY
PRIMARY DATE ARCHIVE ENTRY
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SOURCES 1 LINKED SOURCE
CATEGORY ARTIFACT / COMPUTER

IBN 5100

Definition

A retro computer whose capabilities make it crucial for decoding hidden SERN data.

Why it matters

The hunt for it drives a huge share of the early and middle plot.

Metadata

  • Category: Artifact / computer
  • Spoiler floor: Premise
  • First anchor: Original core / early anime

Site use

Use glossary pages as landing targets for inline term tooltips and spoiler-safe lore explanations.

Sources

Convergence gate active

SECURITY_LEVEL: PREMISE

Linked Transmissions

Related archive entries

OBSERVER SAFE
REF_NO: D-MAIL Archive entry

D-Mail

A text or mail message sent to the past through the PhoneWave/Phone Microwave setup.

[Time-travel mechanic]
OFFICIAL + SINGLE
Time-travel mechanicPremise
SIGNAL INTERCEPTED

ENCRYPTION_LEVEL: Premise | CLEARANCE_REQUIRED

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OBSERVER SAFE
REF_NO: PHONEWAVE-NAME-SUBJECT-TO-CHANGE Archive entry

PhoneWave (name subject to change)

The modified microwave-phone contraption that accidentally becomes a time-travel device.

[Gadget]
OFFICIAL + MULTI
GadgetPremise
SIGNAL INTERCEPTED

ENCRYPTION_LEVEL: Premise | CLEARANCE_REQUIRED

OPEN_FILE
OBSERVER SAFE
REF_NO: SERN Archive entry

SERN

A Europe-based research organization whose hidden time-travel work becomes central to the plot.

[Conspiracy / institution]
OFFICIAL + SINGLE
Conspiracy / institutionPremise
SIGNAL INTERCEPTED

ENCRYPTION_LEVEL: Premise | CLEARANCE_REQUIRED

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Shelf Sequence

Keep moving through this branch in order.

OBSERVER SAFE
REF_NO: FUTURE-GADGET-LABORATORY Archive entry

Future Gadget Laboratory

Okabe and friends' informal invention circle in Akihabara, complete with lab-member numbers and absurd gadget dreams.

[Group / lab]
OFFICIAL + SINGLE
Group / labPremise
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ENCRYPTION_LEVEL: Premise | CLEARANCE_REQUIRED

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LAB MEMBER
REF_NO: JOHN-TITOR Archive entry

John Titor

A supposed time traveler whose internet posts become a key source of information and misdirection.

[In-universe historical figure]
OFFICIAL + SINGLE
In-universe historical figureEarly
SIGNAL INTERCEPTED

ENCRYPTION_LEVEL: Early | CLEARANCE_REQUIRED

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