From:	Twist0059@***.com Twist0059@***.com
Subject:	Big Bag O' Questions
Date:	Thu, 8 Jul 1999 09:32:36 EDT

In a message dated 7/8/99 6:32:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
laughingman@*******.de writes:

> > Speaking of which, why do cyberdecks cost so much more than a standard
> > computer with equal Mp storage?
>
> Because Decks need much more technical goodies like, just for example
> Simsense. And it needs to be light enough to _easy_ take the deck around.


Because a cyberdeck contains: your MPCP (big bastard), Hardening, Active and
Storage Memories, an ASIST Interface, an I/O Processor, and all the mojo that
makes it go together, yeah baby!

VR2.0 (one of the best SR books ever) goes into depth on what makes up each
piece of the cyberdeck when you create your own (the only way to fly). So
check it out, even if you don't like playing deckers all that much (or your
GM excludes them to the dreaded NPC). You can make a really big and heavy
cyberdeck through a process VR2 calls Breadboarding, and that can make your
cost less severe if you're having cash problems.



-Twist