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==Overview==
 
A '''Noteputer''' is a portable version of the [[personal computer]] ubiquitous in the [[thirty-first century]].  This small computer typically measures just fifteen centimeters square, with many models able to fold up and fit within a pocket.  Noteputers are able to read and write standard data chips as well as play musi-chips and vid-chips.  They can also play games, compose letters, access electronic books and, if connected to a communications device, send and receive data messages.<ref>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 148</ref>  Besides a keyboard noteputers feature a touch-activated screen and can hold anywhere from 10 to 50 gigabytes of data.<ref>''Chaos March'', p. 54</ref>
 
  
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== Description ==
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A '''Noteputer''' is a portable version of the [[personal computer]] ubiquitous in the [[thirty-first century]].  This small computer typically measures just fifteen centimeters square, with many models able to fold up and fit within a pocket.  Noteputers are able to read and write standard data chips as well as play musi-chips and vid-chips.  They can also play games, compose letters, access electronic books and, if connected to a communications device, send and receive data messages.<ref name="CBTRPGp148">''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 148, "Electronics - Noteputer"</ref>  Besides a keyboard noteputers feature a touch-activated screen and can hold anywhere from 10 to 50 gigabytes of data.<ref name="CMp54">''Chaos March (Sourcebook)'', p. 54, "Noteputer"</ref>
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== Rules ==
 
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===Specifications===
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=== Specifications ===
: '''Item''': Noteputer
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: '''Item''': Noteputer<ref name="AToWp303">''A Time of War'', p. 303, "Computers - Table"</ref>
 
: '''Equipment Ratings''': C/A-B-A/A
 
: '''Equipment Ratings''': C/A-B-A/A
 
: '''Cost''': 500
 
: '''Cost''': 500
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: '''Mass''': 500g
 
: '''Mass''': 500g
 
: '''Notes''': Portable; Requires [[micro power pack]] (.1 Power Point per Hour)
 
: '''Notes''': Portable; Requires [[micro power pack]] (.1 Power Point per Hour)
<ref>''A Time of War'', p. 303</ref>
 
 
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==References==
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== References ==
 
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
*''[[A Time of War]]''
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* ''[[A Time of War]]''
*''[[Chaos March]]''
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* ''[[Chaos March (Sourcebook)]]''
*''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
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* ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
  
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[[Category: Technology|Noteputer]]
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[[Category: Computers|Noteputer]]

Revision as of 09:26, 7 May 2016

Noteputer

Description

A Noteputer is a portable version of the personal computer ubiquitous in the thirty-first century. This small computer typically measures just fifteen centimeters square, with many models able to fold up and fit within a pocket. Noteputers are able to read and write standard data chips as well as play musi-chips and vid-chips. They can also play games, compose letters, access electronic books and, if connected to a communications device, send and receive data messages.[1] Besides a keyboard noteputers feature a touch-activated screen and can hold anywhere from 10 to 50 gigabytes of data.[2]

Rules

Specifications

Item: Noteputer[3]
Equipment Ratings: C/A-B-A/A
Cost: 500
Affilation: None
Mass: 500g
Notes: Portable; Requires micro power pack (.1 Power Point per Hour)

References

  1. Classic BattleTech RPG, p. 148, "Electronics - Noteputer"
  2. Chaos March (Sourcebook), p. 54, "Noteputer"
  3. A Time of War, p. 303, "Computers - Table"

Bibliography