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whatjupitercouldnt) wrote2016-10-06 06:36 pm
whatjupitercouldnt) wrote2016-10-06 06:36 pm
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SD Cards and Tech Tutorial
Tech Tutorial
[handwaved/forthcoming; assume there is a quick explanation of how to use several basic features of the tablet while I decide how much of this I want to/can do without a thorough explanation/mock-up of the tablet and its interface. Definitely includes: the different kinds of posts and how to make them.]
SD Cards
While searching around town, you may come across something we call an SD (or "Secure Digital") card. SD cards are small, thin, rectangular objects that are used to hold data of some kind. What this means, for those of you who come from worlds where technology isn't commonplace, is that they hold information. Sometimes it'll be a document report, other times it'll be pictures or video. If you want an example of all of these, go look for the application on your tablet named "Info." Some SD cards even hold programs, which are a sort of instructions that tell your tablet how to do something different.
Look for these SD cards. The information we've found so far on them has been invaluable. Some have given us crucial direct accounts of the history of the town and its original residents, which we need to figure out what's happening to both it and us now. The programs can be pretty useful too, such as a program that automatically can decrypt or solve codes, or one that allows us to interact with certain features in the town. Or they might just be games or something like that. There's unfortunately no way to tell.
Whenever you find an SD card, you'll want to insert it into your tablet. If you're not sure how to do that, look for a small slot on your tablet - it should match the SD card in size. Once you've done so, the SD card may show you what files it has stored, or else download the program that it contains onto your tablet. If you get any new information, you should add it to the public record - the "Info" app. Hiding information we could use to understand what's going on doesn't help anyone. It's up to you what to do with a new program. Just don't do anything stupid.
There are a few places around town where you can find blank SD cards - ones that won't have any information on them, but we can put new information on them ourselves. These blank SD cards will typically come in three varieties, all color coded. Red ones will erase themselves once the data has been read, which probably means you can only put files on them once. Think of them as a message that self-destructs after being read. Black ones can be read and "written" on multiple times - which means you can put new files (the pictures or videos or reports) or programs on them as many times as you want so long as you don't lose or break it. Blue ones allow you to put files or programs on them once, then that's it. You can read them as much as you want, but you can't add, remove, or change anything that's on them.
[handwaved/forthcoming; assume there is a quick explanation of how to use several basic features of the tablet while I decide how much of this I want to/can do without a thorough explanation/mock-up of the tablet and its interface. Definitely includes: the different kinds of posts and how to make them.]
SD Cards
While searching around town, you may come across something we call an SD (or "Secure Digital") card. SD cards are small, thin, rectangular objects that are used to hold data of some kind. What this means, for those of you who come from worlds where technology isn't commonplace, is that they hold information. Sometimes it'll be a document report, other times it'll be pictures or video. If you want an example of all of these, go look for the application on your tablet named "Info." Some SD cards even hold programs, which are a sort of instructions that tell your tablet how to do something different.
Look for these SD cards. The information we've found so far on them has been invaluable. Some have given us crucial direct accounts of the history of the town and its original residents, which we need to figure out what's happening to both it and us now. The programs can be pretty useful too, such as a program that automatically can decrypt or solve codes, or one that allows us to interact with certain features in the town. Or they might just be games or something like that. There's unfortunately no way to tell.
Whenever you find an SD card, you'll want to insert it into your tablet. If you're not sure how to do that, look for a small slot on your tablet - it should match the SD card in size. Once you've done so, the SD card may show you what files it has stored, or else download the program that it contains onto your tablet. If you get any new information, you should add it to the public record - the "Info" app. Hiding information we could use to understand what's going on doesn't help anyone. It's up to you what to do with a new program. Just don't do anything stupid.
There are a few places around town where you can find blank SD cards - ones that won't have any information on them, but we can put new information on them ourselves. These blank SD cards will typically come in three varieties, all color coded. Red ones will erase themselves once the data has been read, which probably means you can only put files on them once. Think of them as a message that self-destructs after being read. Black ones can be read and "written" on multiple times - which means you can put new files (the pictures or videos or reports) or programs on them as many times as you want so long as you don't lose or break it. Blue ones allow you to put files or programs on them once, then that's it. You can read them as much as you want, but you can't add, remove, or change anything that's on them.