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Originally Posted by Icelander
What other programs were there in 1988? Could you connect a fingerprint scanner and send them by modem for analysis at Quantico?
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In 1988? That was called a photocopy sent through a fax machine if you didn't mind it being blury. Or a direct five/ten card (a card with the prints of each finger on one/both hands) sent via the postal system.
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Originally Posted by Icelander
Carry around databases of tire tracks, fibers or other forensic evidence, to aid in recognising them, giving a bonus to specific Forensics checks?
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In 1988, most computers wouldn't even have a hard drive. And if they did, they were tiny. 20MB was cutting edge for storage capacity. Most likely, they'd have to go through the local department's physical catalog, but even having that wasn't really a concept until the early 90s.