Personal Communication (2370-Present)

Created by Vice Admiral Iluvar on Sun May 22nd, 2011 @ 6:12pm

Personal Communication Devices Used Between 2370 and the Present

Uniform Insignia and Commbadge (2370-2390) In Starfleet, the combadge replaced standalone communicators in the early 24th century. The combadge is worn on the left breast of the person's uniformand is activated by tapping the badge once and deactivated by tapping the badge twice. Combadges are used for on board ship communication with other Starfleet personnel when using the internal communication system is not possible or impractical, for accessing the onboard computer when not in an area that the computer is monitoring, for ship-to-shore communications and for direct communication to another combadge. Combadges are configured to act as universal translators. -- Memory Alpha

Uniform Insignia and Commbadge (2386-Present) In a slightly differing design from earlier Starfleet combadges, the insignia introduced around 2385 was comprised a delta shield outline backed by two vertical gold quadrangles. The Starfleet combadge was a crystalline composite of gold, microfilament, silicon, beryllium and carbon-70. Due to the size of the combadge, its working range was limited to five hundred kilometers, although a starship could boost the signal to bridge larger distances. The combadge can be opened for maintenance purposes or to be used as a beacon. -- Memory Alpha

Personal Access Display Device (PADD) (2370s-Present) While the common function of Federation PADDs was most often straight forward data entry or data retrieval, some PADDs were capable of more artistic tasks. Some PADDs, often larger in size than most of their counterparts, were used to draw up schematics or to create composite images or artwork. PADDs were also capable of predictive text functions, allowing users to enter a small amount of data to achieve full words or even sentences. In addition, a stylus could be used for text entry. PADDs could also order a site-to-site transport. -- Memory Alpha

Integrated Computer Display Terminal (2378-Present) A desktop monitor is a personal computer console used for personal library computer retrieval and for visual communications. By the year 2379, most previous desktop monitors had been replaced by a single, flat-panel viewer that existed as part of the desktop and rose up when activated from a small control panel embedded in the desk. Also in use during this time was yet another style of flat-panel monitor, this one free-standing and silver in color. -- Memory Alpha

Integrated Computer Display Terminal (2385-Present) A desktop monitor is a personal computer console used for personal library computer retrieval and for visual communications. Starfleet installations such as starbases, colonies, and Starfleet Headquarters began making use of desktop monitors which had a clear glass back and a much thicker base sometime around the mid-2380s -- Memory Alpha