T88

The T88 was a type of Starfleet diagnostic tool. In 2380, they had been recently introduced, and were common aboard starships such as the , but not yet available aboard other ships such as the . They were useful in both the engineering and medical departments, as they worked significantly faster than the tools they were designed to replace.
When Ensigns D'Vana Tendi and Sam Rutherford of the Cerritos were temporarily assigned to the Vancouver, they were each given a T88 to run diagnostics on the simulation mainframe, by their assigned officer, Lieutenant Commander Ron Docent. Docent, who upon seeing their enthusiasm, tells them that whoever finishes their diagnostics first will be able to keep their T88. Before returning to the Cerritos, both Tendi and Rutherford each stole a duffel bag full of T88s, both figuring they would be useful to have aboard their ship. ()
In 2381, a bag of T88s was among the various items that Ensign Brad Boimler's friends stashed on his former bunk after he had transferred to the in the previous year. ()
Later that year, Lieutenant jgs Tendi, Rutherford, and Beckett Mariner used T88s in their attempt to determine which chip in the isolinear chip junction was faulty. ()
Category:Tools
Category:Sensor technology