Appendix D -- Equipment and Artefact Reference

Last update: 7-Dec-1997 by ABS.

 Equipment and Artefacts: 

time-travel-related:

booklet:  A Guide for the Rookie ChronoCop
chronomoter -- local and subjective (personal) time
 rechronologizer -- sends person back to their home timetrack, as if original time jump failed
map display with plug-ins:

specific Time Station maps -- must be collected individually
Global Positioning Sysytem (GPS) -- detects lat/long globally from 1985 to Apocalypse (uses US Gov. GPS satellites, later UN) 
Local Positioning Sysytem (LPS) -- detects lat/long in southern Calif. from 1555 to Apocalypse (uses nutrino emitter on Mt. Wilson)
Temporal Flux Detector (TFD) -- detects how likely you are to disturb history at this point in spacetime; i.e. tells how vulnerable time track is to change 
Temporal Flux Wake Detector -- detects time travel activity, or "jumps"
Time Gate Detector -- detects time gates, where time machines may be used
Time Key Detector -- detects time keys (actually transponders on time keys)

Auto Checkout Remote Control from Marriott Hotel -- fake 25th century, actually allows time
dialtion in safe situations, otherwise raises risk
time machine -- looks like crash couch, bed, or barber chair; goes with traveler 
time keys -- store destination time for jump; must be 9.8 cm long, can look like:

twig 
quill pen 
long pen 
popsicle stick 
chopstick 
long comb 
swizzle stick 
letter opener 
toothbrush 
long cigarette (Benson & Hedges 100s) 


25th century goodies:

St. Christopher / universal translator (25th century, virtual sound)
gumshoes (7 league boots) -- allows short hops of up to 1/2 mile
holocloak -- cannot render you invisible aginst a uniform background, but can make you blend into a landscape, for example as tree in a forest
spectrum spider -- records in infared, visible, UV, & Xray with web 
cutter -- X-ray laser & diamond chainsaw 
glue gun -- instant-drying glue despenser 


other gear: 
 
ear plugs
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A Guide for the Rookie ChronoCop
 (grafitti in italics)
* Principles of Non-Paradoical Time Travel
* The Dangers and Responsibilites of Time Travel
* Our Cultural Imperative -- Preserving the Future
* Known Counteragents
* Security and Rogue Agents
* A Station-By-Station Guide to the Sixteen Time Stations
* Procedures for Final Evacuation of Personnel and Cargo
  From a Time Station
* Ranks and Authorities of Time Police
* Standard Issue Hardware
* Supervisor Hardware
* Evacuation Control Officer Hardware