A Data Term™, also known as a Dataterm or DT, is a type of public computer terminal.
Background[]
A data term circa 2020
Established in the 2020s, Data Terms are curbside modules and computer terminals mounted in very durable concrete pillars, providing access to public information of any kind. They also serve as cyber-access port connections to the Net.[1]
Heavily armored, Data Terms were placed across most United States city street corners, linked by fiber-optic landlines connected to local computer databases. They charged for their use per minute.[2]
After the DataKrash completely destroyed the Net, Data Terms were modified to instead access Data Pools, which allowed them to continue functioning as public access terminals and providers of Screamsheets at the same time as phone booths, messaging services, new readers, and Pop Media access points. However, some Data Terms were modified to take CredChips and other alternative forms of payment in order to access.[3] Data Terms were mostly operated by Ziggurat or other local Data Term services at a rate of approximately 10eb per minute.[4]
A data term in the year 2077
In Cyberpunk 2077, data terms function as fast travel points throughout Night City and the Badlands.[5]
References[]
- ↑ PONDSMITH, M. Cyberpunk 2020 Core Rulebook. 2nd ed., Berkeley, CA, R. Talsorian Games, 1990. (p.71)
- ↑ PONDSMITH, M. Night City Sourcebook. Berkeley, CA, R. Talsorian Games, 1991. (p.3)
- ↑ PONDSMITH, M. et al. Cyberpunk RED Jumpstart Kit. Kenmore, WA, R. Talsorian Games, 2019. (p.19)
- ↑ PONDSMITH, M. Cyberpunk RED Core Rulebook. Kenmore, WA, R. Talsorian Games, 2020. (pp.301,326)
- ↑ CD Projekt RED. Cyberpunk 2077. Video Game, Multi-Platform. Poland, CD Projekt S.A., 2020.