01-16-2020, 05:33 AM | #11 |
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Re: [HT] Microfilm libraries?
One of the advantages of microfilm is that they are images, so they can be layered and tailored to react to different frequencies of light. So, you could have some images that react to near infrared, some that react to visible, and some that react to near UV, all possible at TL7 equivalents (just very expensive). A 10x cost over a standard book for a 100x density would probably be reasonable, it would be labor intensive at TL7 equivalents, and it is only stable for around 25-50 years.
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01-16-2020, 11:13 AM | #12 | ||||
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Location: Niagara, Canada
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Re: [HT] Microfilm libraries?
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Now here's a new question for you all; what happens if somebody tries to put together a GURPS: High-Tech library dedicated to the skill of Research itself? For example, if the above Fine microfilm library was dedicated to the current equivalent of a card-catalogue of all the other microfilm libraries, with all sorts of metadata and cross-references, could its bonus to the Research skill cancel out the Research penalty of said small libraries (and even improve the Research rolls for larger libraries)? Quote:
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01-16-2020, 12:09 PM | #13 | |
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1) Perfectly tolerable if the GM rules that the answer is not there sufficiently often, and just uses Research to determine whether the PC's can find the information. 2) No, larger libraries are considered to have more indices and such, so they have better research equipment. |
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high tech, microfiche, microfilm, microform |
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