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Originally Posted by johndallman
Form-filling. It will not be in any way compulsory for FBI agents to have or use computers in the field,
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Indeed. I'm pretty sure Special Agent Frank Corelli regards even a typewriter with mistrust, suspecting it of having designs of turning him into an office-bound dweeb.
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Originally Posted by johndallman
but they would be useful for writing reports as you go along, and filling out forms. They also allow you to easily generate new versions of reports and forms with the latest/most acceptable version of the story.
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That's true.
What other programs were there in 1988? Could you connect a fingerprint scanner and send them by modem for analysis at Quantico?
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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Originally Posted by johndallman
The Convertible isn't very nice. The GRiD is very cool, but may not run the software you need. The Toshiba is the practical choice. All of these are Compact Small computers per High-Tech.
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It seems odd to lump 1980s computers with 2010s computers under TL8. With identical stats... For all intents and purposes, there have been major tech level changes.
Certainly more changes in adventuring relevant fuctionality than smallarms have experienced for almost two tech levels, from mid-TL6 to TL8. A Colt M1911 or a Browning High Power are both still relevant adventuring gear in 2016, with most differences between TL6 and late TL8 falling below GURPS resolution.
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Originally Posted by johndallman
Apart from form-filling, accessing the ViCAP system via dial-up. |
Excellent! That also tells me what she was working on for the FBI as an intern and later part-time programmer and designer, not to mention giving her mentors in Brooks and Kessler, as well as a solid connection with BSU.