Research Log Team Mk 1.3

[Alvin]

Principle Investigator supplementary log. The device is still very much a mystery even after a detailed inspection. Most parts seems to be either bespoke made or never intended for open market. There are no aesthetics built into the device and the most remarkable feature we could really note are the faded serial IDs printed onto the parts. Searching for the IDs on the neutral net yields no results. There are a few open market parts installed which was easily identified, and functional analysis suggest they are the main pieces that needs to be frequently replaced from wear and tear to keep it functional. As for the other bespoke components, these are generally in good condition and fit for purposes, but the technology used is somewhat outdated and runs somewhat less efficiently than the direct counterparts available on the current market. Nonetheless, it is not obsolete and still does the job perfectly.

Speculation dates the device to be a several decade old, but has been up until recently maintained. Given both the current state of the hardware and software installed, the current hypothesis suggest either 1) it was once state of the art military grade at the time of construction, or 2) a commercial project done privately. The former scenario is more likely given the commercial alternative would have some traces on the open market, as a business would try to reoperate some cost eventually.

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Listening and analysing the coded message on a repeating loop, it seems some parts of the data stream have been degraded whilst in open space. Focusing on repairing these parts separately should speed up the decoding process overall