| From: | Paolo Falco <Falco@****.it> |
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| Subject: | 2957 PHIBERSPACE CATALOGUE OUT!!! |
| Date: | Sun, 12 May 96 15:37:46 +0200 |
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THE PHIBER-SPACE 2056 CATALOGUE
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By Paolo "WiRe" Falco
(FALCO@****.IT)
The datacord and the plug are some of the most essential and overlooked
pieces of hardware for the rigger and the decker. Wether connecting your rig
to your car, your nervous system to your deck, your C2 to the system or your
eyes to your gun, the datacord plays the essential role, next to the
datajack and the DataPlug, i.e. the thing you slap into your datajack. But
not all datacords and all plugs are the same. Prove you can choose with the
Phiber-Space 2056 Catalogue!!!
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ChangePlugs
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ChangePlugs are the answer for all you guys who have trouble finding the
correct socket for your plug. With the introduction of the new Gibson ICS
baseneck datajacks, in fact, many systems are adapting to the new Gibson
plugs instead of the old Fuchi ones. This, of course, without even thinking
of east-european Svetlana plugs or the African Mombatta ones, not to mention
the several local variations. Change plugs tith the ChangePlugs, an
all-encolsing, easy-to-carry one-fits-all!
Conceal 15
Rating 3
Weight 0.1
Availability 4/2hrs
Cost 20 Y
Street Index 1
Note: While this item might seem completely useless information, just think
how your campaign will change with the introduction of different plugs,
experimental plugs, rigger plugs... It could well drive many deckers and
riggers crazy! : ) Also, make deckers or riggers who WANT their datajacks
installed in invisible positions (the neck) PAY for that. Make them
dependent on a simple ChangePlug!
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Cordless DataPlug
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The Cordless DataPlug is a two-piece gadget composed by two standard
datajack plugs, one of which is slightly bigger than usual. It functions as
a standard piberoptic wire, but only at ranges of less than 5 metres.
Additionally, it cannot be used for decking purposes, since the static
interference ruins the performance of decks. The Cordless Plug works by
converting data into radio waves, and then re-converting it again.
Conceal 7*
Rating 1
Weight 0.2**
Availability 2/2hrs
Cost 200Y
Street Index 1
*= Conceilability is to notice the smaller plug when linked to head. The
whole packet by itself is small as a pack of cigarettes.
**= Weight is the bigger unit. The smaller plug is negligible.
Cordless Plugs work as normal when used with smartguns and in other ways,
but add +1 to all control tests for each meter beyond the first 2 when used
for rigging and add +4 to all tests when used for decking.
>>>>> [A good gadget... One good use is for all people without a smartlink,
so they can finally use their guns linked to the datajack without having
them dangle around on pieces of string. It is also useful because the
smaller cranial plug is quite invisible once you wear a hat or wig. Another
good use is for riggers, since they can finally control their cars even if
not being inside. I have seen some scuzzhead rigger driving a 20-ton
behemoth on a busy highway by pure cybernetic link while sitting on its
fragging ROOF! Quite a sight. Only, be careful, these babies DO lose data,
and they are NOT as fast as the standard phiberoptic link... SO, watch
out...]<<<<<
- Bloster (12:34:22/06/16/56)
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DataSwitch
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The Dataswitch is a small box with 3 or 6 dataplugs on one side and one on
the other. By simply flipping a switch you can safely access any of the 3 or
6 external links active, without any fear of damaging feedback to your
neural system.
Conceal 15 13
Rating 3 6
Weight 0.2 0.3
Availability 2/2hrs 2/2hrs
Cost 100 Y 120 Y
Street Index 1 1
>>>>> [When linked with the cordless dataplug, it all makes sense, eh? You
put one cordless dataplug in yer head, then attach to your belt one of these
dataswitches, and you can easily control up to 6 thingies without having any
cord dangling around you... Just watch out, because cordless dataplugs tend
to interfere with one another, so it's safer if you install only one... Me
And a friend of mine had a race with TWO cars each by using cordless
dataplugs and dataswitches. We kept controlling each of them alternatively,
flipping to each of them while keeping in range for the cordlesses. It was,
like, rad!]<<<<<
-Rigger Happy (03:34:43/06-17-56)
>>>>> [What rigger happy is omitting to say is that while having that race,
he and his friend managed to crash one car each, run over six raccoons, two
old persons and a baby in a pram, and that Rigger Happy finally lost by
abandon when his last car crashed into the ice rink of a shopping mall after
a long race into the Fuchi Arcology's second floor in Atlanta. The cordless
dataplugs definitely DO interfere with one another!]<<<<<
-Snoop (04:23:33/06-16-56)
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Oingo-Boingo™ DataCord
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The Oingo-Boingo™ Datacord vaguely resembles a couple of linked=
dataplugs
one of which has a spiral-like attachment to it. When the two plugs are
pulled apart, the datacord extends up to 3 metres, and is held by a
blockable coil. When the cord is pulled and suddently released, the datacord
retracts in the spiral compartment with a pulling force of about 3 Kgs.
Conceal -
Rating 3 Kgs :)
Weight 0.3
Availability 2/6hrs
Cost 170 Y
Street Index 0.8
>>>>>[This can be a helluva use, just be carful. One friend of mine once
had
a Predator II attached to one Oingo-Boingo, and he retracted it, while
losing the grip (he had trouble with incoming fire), so the Predator went
*wissssp* and retracted against his skull with a pulling force of 3Kgs. Now
all of the Physically inclined of you should know that 3Kgs./force for 1.5
Metres generate quite an impact when applied to a heavy object. He went
*Gleep* and we had to carry him home. Still unsatisfied with this
performace, he decided to put the cord the other way round: that is to put
the coil on the gun and the free plug in the datajack. He pulled, retracted
and the datajack went *Fizz*. 3 kgs can generate quite a strain on a
delicate piece of electronic equipment when pulled sideways! Be carful with
these babies!]<<<<<
- Bloster (12:39:21/06/16/56)
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Encoded Dataplugs
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The encoded dataplug can be attached permanently to a piece of hardware and
encoded to make impossible for anyone without the four or eight-letter
password to access the link.
Conceal - -
Rating 1 2
Weight - -
Availability 2/4hrs 2/4hrs
Cost 100 Y 170 Y
Street Index 0.5 0.5
>>>>>[Gee, four letter! What are we, radio shack?]<<<<<
- Skrappa (13:23:55/06-17-56)
>>>>>[Hey, wait, it's not as useless as it seems. You drop that remote
control rig, and you can be sure that for some time nobody can use it. You
don't care about long-term, buddy. You just want to make sure that for three
or four minutes nobody else touches your drones... And, after all, these
cords can be replaced in about half an hour, so...]<<<<<
- Bloster (17:34:22/06/17/56)
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Fluorescent Datacords
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Now available in tasteful day-glo colors and holographic pattersns, they
liven up your connections. Why go around with dull black cords when you can
have a bright fluo one?
Conceal -1
Rating -
Weight -
Availability 2/2hrs
Cost 20 Y
Street Index 1
*= Any weapon with a fluorescent datacord attached and in use is at -1
conceilability, ditto for decks (IF they have a Conceilability rating), or=
Rigs.
>>>>>[Coz a black one is less visible at night!]<<<<<
- Bloster (12:47:22/06/16/56)
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Note from the author: I don't know if it is acceptable on this list to send
such long messages. If it is not, please let me know, it was not meant.
Also, I decline all responsibility if the above items prove too umbalancing
for your campaign (laughs) :)
Paolo Falco
Ironbound Section (Near Aveue L)
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