Goonhub
12-21-2016, 04:24 PM
I think something similar cropped up a few weeks or months back but I'd love to see PDAs become upgradable devices. PDAs would be made up the following components:
Case:
The Case component determines the maximum number of scanners that a PDA can hold. Special ones may also be able to hold more than one cartridge at once or multiple ID cards. Larger cases might be able to hold computer components but must remain in your (one module) pocket or (two modules) belt instead of your ID slot.
Scanners:
The Scanner components are your typical array of scanners. Pick and choose what you want in there - be it medical, chemical, atmospheric, t-ray... whatever you like! Better cases can hold multiple scanners. Better and/or specialized versions of scanners might tell you more info! (A specialized pathology scanner might give more information about diseases, a high-grade atmosphere scanner might chirp when the air is starting to get dangerous, a high-grade medical scanner might double as a medical implant.)
Memory:
Very simply a larger memory bank to store programs and information on.
Communications:
Allow modules not only for PDA messaging and signaling devices but also ones that work as a headset or that can interface with data terminals as if they were computers.
Example High-End PDAs:
The Cloner - a Large-sized PDA containing a Cloning Circuit Board hooked up to a specialized Cloning Medical Scanner and with a Data Terminal access comm dongle. This setup allows you to scan a body and then go to a data terminal and upload that information to the Cloning Computer. It may also allow you to initiate the cloning cycle.
The Engineering Special - an Extra Large-sized PDA containing an Engineering Monitorg Computer Module and a Power Monitoring Computer Module with a Data Terminal access comm dongle. Check the status of your hellburn from any data terminal!
The Meddler - a Normal-sized PDA containing both an Alert Master Cartridge and a Network Diagnostics Cartidge with a Data Terminal access comm dongle, PDA messaging, and headset comparability. Be nosey!
The Red Shirt - a Normal-sized PDA containing a SecMate Cartridge and printer module, PDA messaging, and earbuds. The earbuds will even let you hear radio traffic while wearing earmuffs to avoid being deafened by your own flashbangs! AMAZING!
The Operative - a Small-sized PDA capable of being worn as a headset. This offers headset and PDA messaging as well as the ability to project health and/or criminal status icons onto your glasses. Simple, sleek, and keeps your ID away from your explosive PDA.
Case:
The Case component determines the maximum number of scanners that a PDA can hold. Special ones may also be able to hold more than one cartridge at once or multiple ID cards. Larger cases might be able to hold computer components but must remain in your (one module) pocket or (two modules) belt instead of your ID slot.
Scanners:
The Scanner components are your typical array of scanners. Pick and choose what you want in there - be it medical, chemical, atmospheric, t-ray... whatever you like! Better cases can hold multiple scanners. Better and/or specialized versions of scanners might tell you more info! (A specialized pathology scanner might give more information about diseases, a high-grade atmosphere scanner might chirp when the air is starting to get dangerous, a high-grade medical scanner might double as a medical implant.)
Memory:
Very simply a larger memory bank to store programs and information on.
Communications:
Allow modules not only for PDA messaging and signaling devices but also ones that work as a headset or that can interface with data terminals as if they were computers.
Example High-End PDAs:
The Cloner - a Large-sized PDA containing a Cloning Circuit Board hooked up to a specialized Cloning Medical Scanner and with a Data Terminal access comm dongle. This setup allows you to scan a body and then go to a data terminal and upload that information to the Cloning Computer. It may also allow you to initiate the cloning cycle.
The Engineering Special - an Extra Large-sized PDA containing an Engineering Monitorg Computer Module and a Power Monitoring Computer Module with a Data Terminal access comm dongle. Check the status of your hellburn from any data terminal!
The Meddler - a Normal-sized PDA containing both an Alert Master Cartridge and a Network Diagnostics Cartidge with a Data Terminal access comm dongle, PDA messaging, and headset comparability. Be nosey!
The Red Shirt - a Normal-sized PDA containing a SecMate Cartridge and printer module, PDA messaging, and earbuds. The earbuds will even let you hear radio traffic while wearing earmuffs to avoid being deafened by your own flashbangs! AMAZING!
The Operative - a Small-sized PDA capable of being worn as a headset. This offers headset and PDA messaging as well as the ability to project health and/or criminal status icons onto your glasses. Simple, sleek, and keeps your ID away from your explosive PDA.