Credsticks, First Generation |
Credsticks, First Generation |
Sep 21 2010, 01:46 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,542 Joined: 30-September 08 From: D/FW Megaplex Member No.: 16,387 |
As the title states, these seem to be first-gen plastic credsticks, only in card form. I imagine it'll be a matter of time before they realise that a round, pen-like form are easier to manage (and much more Shadowrun-y).
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Sep 21 2010, 02:22 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
As the title states, these seem to be first-gen plastic credsticks, only in card form. I imagine it'll be a matter of time before they realise that a round, pen-like form are easier to manage (and much more Shadowrun-y). I'd call that second gen. I think a plain old credit card is a first gen credstick (Hence the name 'cred') Edit: Oh, and the problem with making it pen-like is that it wouldn't work with any current technology, so that small adjustment would require every store that wanted to use it to buy a new reader to read the pen shaped stuff. This is highly unlikely to catch on when credit cards are so well established. At least not with some serious pushing of the technology. |
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Sep 21 2010, 02:51 AM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
A pen shape isn't easier to manage, anyway. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Sep 21 2010, 03:07 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 252 Joined: 26-August 10 From: Greensboro, NC Member No.: 18,971 |
Awesome. And I'm sure you could tape or glue a pen to it, to give it that look and feel. Also, when you have to sign the slip you got one right there.
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Sep 21 2010, 03:08 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,272 Joined: 22-June 10 From: Omaha. NE Member No.: 18,746 |
Note that after credit cards came smart cards ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card ).
After that came RFID payment systems. ( http://www.gilbarco.com/pdfs/P2319.pdf ) Mobile phone systems are primed to finally break into the big time. ( http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?.../BUL31FF41D.DTL http://www.cityam.com/news-and-analysis/vi...payment-systems <- 2 different recent articles) |
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Sep 21 2010, 03:08 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
A pen shape isn't easier to manage, anyway. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Yeah, seriously, how often do you lose pens compared to a credit card? |
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Sep 21 2010, 03:17 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
How often is a pen worth hundreds or thousands of dollars?
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Sep 21 2010, 03:21 AM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
Sometimes. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I dunno how that's relevant to the shape, though. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Cards are small and flat; it's convenient.
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Sep 21 2010, 03:42 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 372 Joined: 2-March 10 Member No.: 18,227 |
How often is a pen worth hundreds or thousands of dollars? As often as you want to spend that much buying one. Some Johnson is thought to be spending over a million dollars on one. http://most-expensive.net/pen-world http://penscollection.com/pens/top-10-most...-the-world.html Cheers, -- N |
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Sep 21 2010, 03:44 AM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
Eh, the only reason why Credsticks are pen-like in Shadowrun is because that's how they appeared in Max Headroom.
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) -karma |
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Sep 21 2010, 04:00 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,679 Joined: 19-September 09 Member No.: 17,652 |
Eh, the only reason why Credsticks are pen-like in Shadowrun is because that's how they appeared in Max Headroom. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) -karma I honestly think of them as a USB/harmonica style. |
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Sep 21 2010, 04:24 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,542 Joined: 30-September 08 From: D/FW Megaplex Member No.: 16,387 |
My sarcasm was lost in the interwebs.
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Sep 21 2010, 04:28 AM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
I got it. It's just more fun to discuss it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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