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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl
At TL10, Tiny Computers have Complexity 5. With Biocomputer, Compact, Genius, and High Capacity, they can reach Complexity 7 and are capable of running Complexity 8 AI programs (IQ 10). While they would cost a minimum of $200,000, they could function as really subtle spies (as long as they could regularly recharge).
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As you note, they're really expensive. They probably don't need High Capacity, unless you've got some specific Complexity 7 program you expect them to need, and dropping that knocks $50K off the price. If you can get away with IQ8, or non-volitional IQ10 (which would work for a spybot doing fairly routine spying, I think), you only need a fast computer, which cuts the cost of the computer by a factor of twenty-five.