| From: | Paul Gettle <RunnerPaul@*****.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Shadowtech datajacks [was: Smartgun Links] |
| Date: | Wed, 9 Sep 1998 22:15:19 -0400 |
At 07:59 AM 9/9/98 -0400, Fixer wrote:
>->Standard Datajacks are .2 esssence. (Sure there's cheaper ones from
>->Shadowtech, but you can't use the Shadowtech Datajacks w/o a piece
of
>->headware that can act as an Input/Output control device, either the
>->I/O SPU, or an Encephalon.) That's still cheaper than what a
Smartlink
>->costs in essence, but it's 40% of the cost of a Smartlink, not 20%.
>
> It says that? I always considered the Shadowtech Datajacks
to be
>just like the regular datajacks, only with I/O SPUs of 0 and similar.
No
>bonuses, no penalties, just different costs in money and essence.
I'll
>look again when I get home.
Almost word for word:
Shadowtech, p. 45
"Once a datajack has ben installed, the user still needs an
Input/Output control device (an Encephalon or I/O subprocessor)
implanted before he gains full access to all internal memory and
headware peripherals. ... The datajack listed in the Shadowrun rules
has a DFR of 25 and comes with a Level 0 I/O processor SPU."
Actually, I just realized, using a datajack for ASIST signal input
doesn't involve accessing headware memory or peripherals. So, really,
if you just need a datajack for enjoying sim, decking, and plugging
into items that can recieve cybernetic commands by datajack, then a
lone Level 1 Shadowtech Datajack, is a workable option, and a cheaper
one.
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