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The Computer technology has brought a new dimension on business, and it even transfer over to the criminal world. Here are some devices that our brilliant Computer Scientists in Linköping made available.
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Many cyberdecks are made up from pirated or stolen parts. This has always been a problem in the business. Now there is a solution. The addition of a special Anti-Tamper chip in Retail Computers will render the computer useless if parts are added or substracted from the original system. If someone steals a deck, and connects it to himself, the system will verify the identity of the user with a stored brainwave pattern. Should the pattern not be the same, the computer appears to work as usual, but the activity and brainwave pattern of the user are logged, and sent to a predestined location on the matrix, or stored for later transmission. After a number of hours of use, the system will fake failures in the prestanda of the deck, such as memory glitches, I/O speed loss etc. After still a number of hours, the system deactivates the log-off procedure and inducing a signal that paralyse the user, simulating an attack of black ice. After still a couple of hours, the system crashes, and self destructs.
The timeline of these procedures are kept secret, but anywhere along the line it can be stopped simply by not using the deck. Trying to disable the Anti-Tamper chip, or removing or adding any hardware outside the manufacturers control will instantly trigger the self-destruct sequence.
A Tachyon link is a specialised Satlink. The Tachyon link uses the Tachyon Matrix Communication system to access a position in orbit at speeds faster than the light. This makes it possible to disregard the timelapse of communicating with satelites. Larger arrays can connect to objects beyond Earth Orbit, such as the moon, space probes or spacestations. At extreme range, at current refinement level - Mars, the system makes matrix connections possible, but with a slight delay over the link.
The cyberspace is a sometimes dangerous world. The use of Black Ice, or programs simulating the same, makes it dangerous for deckers to penetrate hostile nodes. To help the situation for legitimate users, an On-Chip Biofeedback loop filter can be added to the system. This filter reacts to damaging brainwave patters, and shunts it into the filter, reducing the signal output. This makes it a little bit slower when in protected mode, but offers an added protection of the decker.
The on-the-fly assistant is simply an "autopilot" utility that helps the decker with certain routine activities, such as uploading/downloading, or searches. The system comes in three levels, each more powerful. With each level there is a drawback. Each level offers more help, but it is also needed for the assistant to observe the activities going on, and either automatically or on command take over a process. This makes the system a little slower with each level, but the multitasking capacity is increased as well.
Making computers smaller and smaller have always been the goal of computer design. The miniaturisation has reached the level where the interfaces have reached their highest integration. Each part of the computer or cyberdeck can be made very small, but the standardised size of the interfaces between them makes it impossible to make them smaller. The answer to this is to use the Sub Micro Construction, SMCÔ interface. To utilize the system, all parts have to be made the same way. Nanites are tailored to create the sub micro interface, and the computer or cyberdeck can be created at the fraction of the size and power consumption of regular sized systems. Several drawbacks exists. To upgrade a computer, you have to use the same, special made parts. It is not possible to install anything from a third part distributor. Memory is limited, and external connections to off-line storage will take up a lot of space of the system. Only full cyber connection is possible, no external input devices or vidscreens are possible. The cost of this computer is very high. There are some advantages as well. The size is so small that it can be fitted in a hand. Neural interfaces are standard, cutting the need for optical links to the brain. The computer can be made individual by tailoring the nanites to use cloned tissue as building blocks in the construction, making the impact of the implant very limited.
The Armed forces needs to get matrix access in the field. SecuDeck has a line of decks designed for use with the military and the law enforcement agencies. One such deck is the 'SePo' deck. It holds several scanning devices, and chipslots, it has a hardened case and well proportioned battery packs. The potential upgrade possibility is staggering, but is more than adequate in the slim version. It comes with or without SatLink and offline storage.
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