 Question about commlinks and cyberlimbs |
 Mar 29 2012, 06:19 PM
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Let's say that I have a cyberlimb, and I decide to use some of that limb's capacity to install a commlink, as as my go-to commlink, or a backup in case of emergencies. Would I have the benefits of a Direct Neural Interface to that commlink (hotsim, mental commands, etc.), or would I need to install a Datajack as well?
Also, regular commlinks have chipjacks as one of their "freebies" (along with a music player and some other junk, IIRC)...does this make datajacks generally less necessary? Couldn't you just slot knowsofts into your commlink while wearing trodes (or, perhaps, using an implanted commlink in your cyberarm? The reason I'm not sure is that a regular implanted commlink presumably wouldn't have all of these things - a chipjack, for example. The whole point is that it's hidden, so having weird ports in your head would defeat the purpose. But a cyberarm opens up possibilities: is there a screen on your arm? COULD there be? |
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JonathanC Question about commlinks and cyberlimbs Mar 29 2012, 06:19 PM
Yerameyahu You get DNI, because it's technically an Impla... Mar 29 2012, 06:38 PM
JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 11:38 AM... Mar 29 2012, 06:47 PM Yerameyahu Well, you need *some* kind of DNI for chips/(sim)s... Mar 29 2012, 07:00 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 12:00 PM... Mar 29 2012, 07:06 PM Dakka Dakka Don't forget the the implanted Commlink does N... Mar 29 2012, 07:05 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Mar 29 2012, 12:05 P... Mar 29 2012, 07:08 PM Dakka Dakka QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 29 2012, 09:08 PM)... Mar 29 2012, 07:17 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Mar 29 2012, 12:17 P... Mar 29 2012, 07:37 PM Dakka Dakka QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 29 2012, 09:37 PM)... Mar 29 2012, 07:51 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Mar 29 2012, 12:51 P... Mar 29 2012, 08:06 PM Yerameyahu But, JonathanC, you can download the 'chip... Mar 29 2012, 07:40 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 12:40 PM... Mar 29 2012, 07:52 PM SpellBinder QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 29 2012, 11:19 AM)... Mar 29 2012, 07:49 PM Dakka Dakka No everything is WiFi capable even chips. Mar 29 2012, 07:55 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Mar 29 2012, 12:55 P... Mar 29 2012, 08:08 PM KarmaInferno QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 29 2012, 04:08 PM)... Mar 29 2012, 08:59 PM Seriously Mike Or, if you have cybereyes, you have a HUD. I narra... Mar 29 2012, 08:08 PM Yerameyahu That's what I said, JonathanC: basically any d... Mar 29 2012, 08:10 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 01:10 PM... Mar 29 2012, 08:13 PM Yerameyahu So… we agree? Local storage is functionally as muc... Mar 29 2012, 08:22 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 12:22 PM... Mar 29 2012, 08:41 PM Yerameyahu It's enough that it could. We're talking a... Mar 29 2012, 08:49 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 12:49 PM... Mar 29 2012, 08:57 PM JonathanC Wireless, yes. Chip ports? no. Mar 29 2012, 09:17 PM KarmaInferno Given that even the most mundane things in SR4 hav... Mar 29 2012, 09:22 PM JonathanC QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Mar 29 2012, 01:22 ... Mar 29 2012, 09:31 PM KarmaInferno QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 29 2012, 04:31 PM)... Mar 29 2012, 10:00 PM JonathanC QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Mar 29 2012, 03:00 ... Mar 29 2012, 10:08 PM Yerameyahu Like I said: if you want tension, you can house ru... Mar 29 2012, 09:30 PM Yerameyahu I'm prepared to assume that both exist (dumb a... Mar 29 2012, 09:35 PM Dakka Dakka QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 11:35 PM... Mar 29 2012, 10:00 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Mar 29 2012, 03:00 P... Mar 29 2012, 10:02 PM JonathanC How about a compromise: they have RFID tags, which... Mar 29 2012, 09:39 PM Yerameyahu That does seem likely. I think everything that exi... Mar 29 2012, 09:47 PM KarmaInferno Here's the thing. In SR4, they are electronic.... Mar 29 2012, 10:10 PM JonathanC QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Mar 29 2012, 02:10 ... Mar 29 2012, 10:54 PM Dakka Dakka Even if they are neither electronic nor mechanical... Mar 29 2012, 10:14 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Mar 29 2012, 02:14 P... Mar 29 2012, 10:52 PM Dakka Dakka The thing is there are same devices that explicitl... Mar 29 2012, 10:57 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Mar 29 2012, 02:57 P... Mar 29 2012, 11:03 PM Dakka Dakka A contact lens with a smartlink upgrade most defin... Mar 29 2012, 11:06 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Mar 29 2012, 04:06 P... Mar 29 2012, 11:18 PM KarmaInferno QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 29 2012, 07:18 PM)... Mar 29 2012, 11:29 PM JonathanC QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Mar 29 2012, 04:29 ... Mar 29 2012, 11:31 PM KarmaInferno QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 29 2012, 07:31 PM)... Mar 29 2012, 11:33 PM Halinn QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 30 2012, 01:18 AM)... Mar 29 2012, 11:31 PM KarmaInferno The real-world devices I was speaking of are pocke... Mar 29 2012, 11:22 PM JonathanC QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Mar 29 2012, 04:22 ... Mar 29 2012, 11:29 PM Yerameyahu Ugh, just try to be sensical about it. How hard i... Mar 29 2012, 11:22 PM Dakka Dakka Can a smartlink be installed in contact lenses? Ye... Mar 29 2012, 11:31 PM Halinn QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Mar 30 2012, 01:31 A... Mar 29 2012, 11:36 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Halinn @ Mar 29 2012, 04:36 PM) St... Mar 29 2012, 11:41 PM KarmaInferno QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 29 2012, 07:41 PM)... Mar 30 2012, 12:15 AM JonathanC QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Mar 29 2012, 05:15 ... Mar 30 2012, 12:23 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Dakka Dakka @ Mar 29 2012, 04:31 P... Mar 29 2012, 11:36 PM KarmaInferno You are treating "Electronic Device" as ... Mar 29 2012, 11:38 PM KarmaInferno Dude, nobody's leveling insults at you. Chill.... Mar 29 2012, 11:46 PM JonathanC QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Mar 29 2012, 04:46 ... Mar 29 2012, 11:47 PM KarmaInferno QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 29 2012, 07:47 PM)... Mar 30 2012, 12:06 AM JonathanC QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Mar 29 2012, 05:06 ... Mar 30 2012, 12:15 AM Halinn http://www.techspot.com/news/47618-fxis-19...t-com... Mar 29 2012, 11:52 PM JonathanC QUOTE (Halinn @ Mar 29 2012, 04:52 PM) ht... Mar 29 2012, 11:54 PM Halinn QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 30 2012, 01:54 AM)... Mar 30 2012, 12:08 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Halinn @ Mar 29 2012, 05:08 PM) Th... Mar 30 2012, 12:16 AM Yerameyahu And things were going so well.
If push comes to ... Mar 30 2012, 12:16 AM Yerameyahu So, add a power button. Mar 30 2012, 12:20 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 05:20 PM... Mar 30 2012, 12:26 AM KarmaInferno I think I realized where our disconnect here is.
... Mar 30 2012, 12:44 AM Halinn Did you actually know how small USB drives can be?... Mar 30 2012, 12:53 AM Yerameyahu Um? You're the one who said a given (RL) devic... Mar 30 2012, 01:32 AM JonathanC QUOTE (KarmaInferno @ Mar 29 2012, 05:44 ... Mar 30 2012, 02:04 AM Yerameyahu I already addressed this: datajacks do multiple th... Mar 30 2012, 02:09 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 06:09 PM... Mar 30 2012, 02:15 AM Yerameyahu … It's not necessary for BTLs. It's ... Mar 30 2012, 02:23 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 06:23 PM... Mar 30 2012, 02:47 AM Yerameyahu You don't know that, you're just asserting... Mar 30 2012, 02:59 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 06:59 PM... Mar 30 2012, 03:01 AM Yerameyahu That's false (dare I say, a falsehood?). Vari... Mar 30 2012, 03:04 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 07:04 PM... Mar 30 2012, 03:07 AM Yerameyahu I agree: we can assume that basically everything h... Mar 30 2012, 03:08 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 07:08 PM... Mar 30 2012, 03:22 AM Yerameyahu As I said, I was never arguing RAW. And that wasn... Mar 30 2012, 03:38 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 07:38 PM... Mar 30 2012, 03:43 AM Yerameyahu Altering his name into an insult is just childish.... Mar 30 2012, 03:56 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 07:56 PM... Mar 30 2012, 04:04 AM Yerameyahu Again, I agree: they *are* basically useless in 20... Mar 30 2012, 04:07 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 08:07 PM... Mar 30 2012, 04:10 AM phlapjack77 I know my post here is worthless, but I won't ... Mar 30 2012, 04:16 AM JonathanC QUOTE (phlapjack77 @ Mar 29 2012, 08:16 P... Mar 30 2012, 04:24 AM phlapjack77 QUOTE (JonathanC @ Mar 30 2012, 12:24 PM)... Mar 30 2012, 04:29 AM Yerameyahu As usual, you're imposing your opinions on eve... Mar 30 2012, 04:17 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 08:17 PM... Mar 30 2012, 04:27 AM JonathanC QUOTE (phlapjack77 @ Mar 29 2012, 08:29 P... Mar 30 2012, 04:31 AM Yerameyahu Yes, you are. When you say, 'X is the only rig... Mar 30 2012, 04:36 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 08:36 PM... Mar 30 2012, 04:41 AM Yerameyahu You're telling falsehoods again. I added sever... Mar 30 2012, 04:52 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 09:52 PM... Mar 30 2012, 05:05 AM Yerameyahu Aha! You admit I added at least one thing, eve... Mar 30 2012, 05:11 AM JonathanC QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Mar 29 2012, 10:11 PM... Mar 30 2012, 05:17 AM  |
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