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[[File:Portable.jpg|thumb|A train commuter watches a news broadcast of the [[Battle of Earth]] on a portable computer.]] | [[File:Portable.jpg|thumb|A train commuter watches a news broadcast of the [[Battle of Earth]] on a portable computer.]] | ||
A ''' | A '''portable computer''' is a [[personal computer]] that can easily be transported from one location to another, similar to a modern day Laptop computer. [[Human]]ity has multiple types of portable computers: | ||
*[[Data | *[[Data pad]] - A PDA-like device commonly used by members of the [[UNSC]]. | ||
*[[TACPAD]] - A military PDA device similar to the data pad. | *[[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== | ==Trivia== | ||
*During [[2552]], [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] used a laptop, a version of an older form of a Portable Computer while on [[Onyx]] in the [[Sentinel Manufacturing Facility]] to store a small underdeveloped [[smart AI]] named [[Jerrod]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', | *During [[2552]], [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Dr. Halsey]] used a laptop, a version of an older form of a Portable Computer while on [[Onyx]] in the [[Sentinel Manufacturing Facility]] to store a small underdeveloped [[smart AI]] named [[Jerrod]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 317''</ref> | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:PORTABLE COMPUTER H3.jpg|A UNSC portable computer. | File:PORTABLE COMPUTER H3.jpg|A UNSC portable computer. | ||
Revision as of 13:17, May 21, 2011
A train commuter watches a news broadcast of the Battle of Earth on a 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 2552, Dr. Halsey used a laptop, a version of an older form of a Portable Computer while on Onyx in the Sentinel Manufacturing Facility to store a small underdeveloped smart AI named Jerrod.[1]
- PORTABLE COMPUTER H3.jpg
A UNSC portable computer.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 317
