Portable computer



A portable computer is a personal computer that can easily be transported from one location to another, similar to a modern day laptop computer. Humanity has multiple types of portable computers:


 * Data pad - A PDA-like device commonly used by members of the UNSC.
 * TACPAD - A military PDA device similar to the data pad.
 * COM pad - The civilian equivalent, modeled more on a mobile phone.
 * Chatter - A mobile device worn on the wrist.

Trivia

 * During her quest to Onyx in 2552, Dr. Halsey used a laptop to store a "micro" AI named Jerrod.
 * In Halo 3, specifically the level Crow's Nest, players can break every computer except three. One by the medic in the Ops Center, and two in the observatory in the hangar.

List of appearances

 * Halo 3
 * Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
 * Halo Graphic Novel
 * Second Sunrise over New Mombasa