From:	David Woods david@*******.freeserve.co.uk
Subject:	Memory cost?
Date:	Thu, 11 Mar 1999 20:30:11 +0000

Having decided to buy a rating 6 Sorcery library, I looked though the
rules to determine its cost. No problem 36,000 NY, however at this point
the GM asked what media I wanted it on. I said optical chip and the GM
quoted 72,000 NY for the memory...

We both found this ludicrous. In Real Life (tm) the cost of a CD is
pennies; the data/software on it is what costs. So the question was how
much does data storage media cost in 2060?

Cyberdeck off-line storage costs 50+(MPx5)NP. This would still cost
18,050NY for 3600MP.

Simsense recordings offer a clue, as the Cyberware recording equipment
outputs 1MP per second. As the recordings costs only 2NY per minute, can
we assume this sort of storage media is effectively free?

Unfortunitely, SR3 doesn't seem to address this issue directly, although
a 'standard 1000MP data cartridge' is mentioned in passing. I suggest a
cost for blank data cartridges of perhaps 50NY. The writer could cost
500NY or be standard issue with any tabletop.

To keep Cyberdeck off-line storage useful, the I/O speed of this media
should be restricted to 10MP per second?

Comments?

Regards

- David Woods