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== Description ==
 
== 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, music, and videos, 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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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>
  
 
== Rules ==
 
== Rules ==
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
* ''[[A Time of War]]''
 
 
* ''[[Chaos March (Sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Chaos March (Sourcebook)]]''
 
* ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
 
* ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
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* ''[[A Time of War]]''
  
 
[[Category: Technology|Noteputer]]
 
[[Category: Technology|Noteputer]]
 
[[Category: Computers|Noteputer]]
 
[[Category: Computers|Noteputer]]

Latest revision as of 14:30, 23 April 2022

Noteputer

Description[edit]

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[edit]

Specifications[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

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