From:	Airwasp@***.com Airwasp@***.com
Subject:	skillsoft chips
Date:	Sun, 21 Feb 1999 13:10:34 EST

In a message dated 2/20/1999 10:22:54 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
m0ng005e@*********.com writes:

> I don't think you can burn a chip (of any kind) without its source
> code. Unless you somehow got the source code for a skillsoft (which the
> price of the chip probaly does not include), you are out of luck as far as
> making more goes. Anti-tamper measures are not really needed.
> As such, the manufacture of Skillchips is pretty much at the
> descretion of the GM, since the ability to buy (or create) skillchip
> sourcecode is not covered in SR sourcebooks.

The creation of skillsoft chips is covered in the SR3 main book. Go to the
equipment section which details skillsofts and in there will be the
information regarding the size of skillsofts. And, IIRC, Base Skills have a
programming multiplier of a 3, while specializations have a multiplier of a 2.

-Herc