PDA

Short for Personal Data Assistant, PDAs are usually useful to their owners, as they have a variety of functions, such as note keeping and messaging, as well as job-specific functions like controlling Beepsky and analyzing fingerprints or blood stains, sending deliveries, analyzing the atmosphere around you, scanning for disease or components, checking how much power are in the APCs around the station and causing chaos.

The PDAs message function rely's on the RD's message server. If it is powerless or broken then no one will be able to send messages to each other. The message server also logs your dirty little messages so don't expect to be able to get away with using them to rally a rebellion.

Your primary use of the PDA will likely be the handy flashlight feature it comes with. Once the station descends into chaos, you won't have to go hunting around for a flashlight, as you have a weak one built right in. Just put the PDA in your hand, click it, and click "enable flashlight." This light will also count for the stacking effect other flashlights have.

If you so desire you can eject the cartridge you have currently installed with the "eject cartridge button" at the top of the PDA's main menu interface, and use a new cartridge that you pilfered off someone else or spawned with a certain method into it. You will need to do this if you wish to install the Detomatix cartridge, but remember to eject it when you are done, lest security catch you with it.

Default Features

• Notekeeper: Any notes you may wish to record may be stored here. Using your PDA on a piece of paper will scan it's contents and write it in your notekeeper, overwriting your current notes.
• Messenger: Send messages, secrets, or spam to your fellow co-workers.
• Skill Tracker: Tracks your Cleaning, Gaming, and Mining skills. Check this application once you've mastered any of these skills.
• Atmospheric Scan: Use this to display the status of your environmental air-supply, works much like an analyzer.
• Flashlight: This low-powered flashlight can be used to successfully navigate through areas without lighting.

Default Cartridges

PDA	Jobs	Installed Cartridge Features
	Assistant	None
	Atmospheric Technician	BreatheDeep Cartridge Bot Access (Engineering): Interface for locating and summoning the Floorbots Gas Scanner: Allows you to smack your PDA into gas-containers (Such as canisters) and display the contained gas's temperature, pressure, and composition. Drone Phone: Ping drones that tag your location with alert levels of low, medium, high, or critical.
	Bartender	None
	Botanist	None
	Captain	Value-PAK Cartridge Crew Manifest: Access the Crew Manifest. Set Status Display: Set a custom text, shuttle ETA timer or other icons to the Status Displays shown all over the station. Power Monitor: Shows same info as the Power Monitoring Computer. (but only locally?) Medical Records: Access the Medical Records. Medical Scanner: Turns your PDA into a health analyzer. Security Records: Access the Security Records. Supply Records: Access the Supply Records. Ore Silo Logs: Access the Ore Silo Logs. Bot Access (Full): Interface for locating and summoning all bots. Custodial Locator: Mop, Janitorial Cart and Cleanbots finder and status. Signaler System: Allows you to send radio signals, works much like a Remote Signaling Device. Newscaster Access: Read and post to any newsfeed. Reagent Scanner: Scans things for liquids and residues, then displays said liquids and residues. Halogen Counter: Measure how much someone has been exposed to radiation. Gas Scanner: Allows you to smack your PDA into gas-containers (such as canisters) and display the contained gas's temperature, pressure, and composition. Drone Phone: Ping drones that tag your location with alert levels of low, medium, high, or critical. Drone Blacklist: Allow or forbid drones from using some blacklisted machines.
	Chaplain	None
	Clown	Honkworks 5.0 Messager » Send Virus (HONK Virus): Sends a virus to a PDA that will cause the holder to hear honking at random intervals. Also does other things? Who knows! HONK! Honk Synthetizer: Someone stole your bike horn? You still can HONK with your PDA. Sad Trombone: Plays a sad trombone sound, perfect for when pranks go wrong.
	Cook	None
	Cargo Technician and Quartermaster	Space Parts & Space Vendors Cartridge Supply Records: Access the Supply Records. Ore Silo Logs: Access the Ore Silo Logs. Bot Access (Supply): Interface for locating and summoning the MULEbots.
	Chemist	ChemWhiz Cartridge Bot Access (Medical): Interface for locating and summoning the Medibots. Reagent Scanner: Scans things for liquids and residues, then displays said liquids and residues.
	Chief Engineer	Power-On DELUXE Cartridge Crew Manifest: Access the Crew Manifest. Set Status Display: Set a custom text, shuttle ETA timer or other icons to the Status Displays shown all over the station. Power Monitor: Shows same info as the Power Monitoring Computer. (but only locally?) Bot Access (Engineering): Interface for locating and summoning the Floorbots Halogen Counter: Measure how much someone has been exposed to radiation. Gas Scanner: Allows you to smack your PDA into gas-containers (Such as canisters) and display the contained gas's temperature, pressure, and composition. Drone Phone: Ping drones that tag your location with alert levels of low, medium, high, or critical. Drone Blacklist: Allow or forbid drones from using some blacklisted machines.
	Chief Medical Officer	Med-U DELUXE Cartridge Crew Manifest: Access the Crew Manifest. Set Status Display: Set a custom text, shuttle ETA timer or other icons to the Status Displays shown all over the station. Medical Records: Access the Medical Records. Medical Scanner: Turns your PDA into a health analyzer. Bot Access (Medical): Interface for locating and summoning the Medibots. Reagent Scanner: Scans things for liquids and residues, then displays said liquids and residues.
	Detective	D.E.T.E.C.T. Cartridge Crew Manifest: Access the Crew Manifest. Medical Records: Access the Medical Records. Medical Scanner: Turns your PDA into a health analyzer. Security Records: Access the Security Records. Bot Access (Security): Interface for locating and summoning the security bots.
	Engineer	Power-ON Cartridge Power Monitor: Shows same info as the Power Monitoring Computer. (but only locally?) Bot Access (Engineering): Interface for locating and summoning the Floorbots Halogen Counter: Measure how much someone has been exposed to radiation. Drone Phone: Ping drones that tag your location with alert levels of low, medium, high, or critical.
	Geneticist	Med-U Cartridge Medical Records: Access the Medical Records. Medical Scanner: Turns your PDA into a health analyzer. Bot Access (Medical): Interface for locating and summoning the Medibots.
	Head of Personnel	HumanResources9001 Cartridge Crew Manifest: Access the Crew Manifest. Set Status Display: Set a custom text, shuttle ETA timer or other icons to the Status Displays shown all over the station. Security Records: Access the Security Records. Supply Records: Access the Supply Records. Ore Silo Logs: Access the Ore Silo Logs. Bot Access (Service & Supply): Interface for locating and summoning the MULEbots and the Cleanbots. Custodial Locator: Mop, Janitorial Cart and Cleanbots finder and status. Newscaster Access: Read and post to any newsfeed. Drone Phone: Ping drones that tag your location with alert levels of low, medium, high, or critical.
	Head of Security	R.O.B.U.S.T. DELUXE Cartridge Crew Manifest: Access the Crew Manifest. Set Status Display: Set a custom text, shuttle ETA timer or other icons to the Status Displays shown all over the station. Security Records: Access the Security Records. Bot Access (Security): Interface for locating and summoning the security bots.
	Janitor	CustodiPRO Cartridge Bot Access (Janitor): Interface for locating and summoning the Cleanbots. Custodial Locator: Mop, Janitorial Cart and Cleanbots finder and status. Drone Phone: Ping drones that tag your location with alert levels of low, medium, high, or critical.
	Lawyer	P.R.O.V.E. Cartridge Security Records: Access the Security Records.
	Curator	Lib-Tweet Cartridge Newscaster Access: Read and post to any newsfeed.
	Medical Doctor, Paramedic, and Psychologist	Med-U Cartridge Medical Records: Access the Medical Records. Medical Scanner: Turns your PDA into a health analyzer. Bot Access (Medical): Interface for locating and summoning the Medibots.
	Mime	Gestur-O 1000 Cartridge Messager » Send Virus (Silence Virus): Can send 5 viruses to others' PDAs on the message system, presumably making it silent. Emoji Guidebook: Gives a list of emojis for use exclusively with the mime's PDA.
	Miner	None
	Research Director	Signal Ace DELUXE Cartridge Crew Manifest: Access the Crew Manifest. Set Status Display: Set a custom text, shuttle ETA timer or other icons to the Status Displays shown all over the station. Bot Access (Science): Interface for locating and summoning all non-security bots. Signaler System: Allows you to send radio signals, works much like a Remote Signaling Device. Reagent Scanner: Scans things for liquids and residues, then displays said liquids and residues. Gas Scanner: Allows you to smack your PDA into gas-containers (Such as canisters) and display the contained gas's temperature, pressure, and composition. Drone Phone: Ping drones that tag your location with alert levels of low, medium, high, or critical.
	Roboticist	B.O.O.P. Remote Control Cartridge Bot Access (Science): Interface for locating and summoning all non-security bots. Drone Phone: Ping drones that tag your location with alert levels of low, medium, high, or critical.
	Scientist	Signal Ace 2 Cartridge Signaler System: Allows you to send radio signals, works much like a Remote Signaling Device. Reagent Scanner: Scans things for liquids and residues, then displays said liquids and residues. Gas Scanner: Allows you to smack your PDA into gas-containers (Such as canisters) and display the contained gas's temperature, pressure, and composition.
	Security	R.O.B.U.S.T. Cartridge Crew Manifest: Access the Crew Manifest. Security Records: Access the Security Records. Bot Access (Security): Interface for locating and summoning the security bots.
	Virologist	Med-U Cartridge Medical Records: Access the Medical Records. Medical Scanner: Turns your PDA into a health analyzer. Bot Access (Medical): Interface for locating and summoning the Medibots.
	Warden	R.O.B.U.S.T. Cartridge Crew Manifest: Access the Crew Manifest. Security Records: Access the Security Records. Bot Access (Security): Interface for locating and summoning the security bots.

Other non-Default Cartridges

• Detomatix cartridge
  • Messager » Detonate: Attempt to remotely detonate other people's PDAs in a kind of weak explosion.
  • Remote Door: Opens/Closes the blast doors on the syndicate shuttle.

• Generic Signaler cartridge
  • Signaler System: Allows you to send radio signals, works much like a Remote Signaling Device.

• F.R.A.M.E. cartridge
  • Messager » Send Virus: Unlocks the victims PDA into a fake Syndicate Uplink with 0 telecrystals. Can be charged with raw telecrystals to send them alongside the virus.