Datapad/Legends

"You don't realize how important a datapad is until you're stranded on Raxus Prime with nothing but your boots and a blaster."

- Han Solo

A datapad was a small, usually low cost, electronic device used for storing information. Taking the place of the more primitive book, a datapad could store textual, graphic, and holographic data. They were commonly used as notebooks, day planners, calculators, and sketchpads. Some models could interface with and download information from larger computer networks. Most datapads came standard equipped with a touch-sensitive color screen, audio pickups, headphone ports, and power cells.



Datacards with specific information stored on them (for example, star charts, encyclopedias, tour guides, law books, works of fiction) were widely available. These datacards could then be loaded into the datapad for easy access. Many planetary governments were legally obligated to provide such materials (especially regarding local laws) to all offworlders.

Datapads also varied in size, from palm-sized devices to larger units designed for two hands. A common datapad was the Companion2000, which weighed less than 1kg and cost around 100 credits. It was produced by MicroData Technologies, which offered a wide range of datapad models.

Datapads were essential as notebooks. Revan and the Jedi Exile frequently used their datapads to take notes and store information concerning their missions and tasks.

Other uses of datapads included their employment by beings such as bounty hunters. Bounty hunters often used datapads to store mission information on their targets, locations, or other vital pieces of information. Personal Datapads of this kind were designed to erase all stored information if not handled correctly.

Some datapads could be rather sensitive; any datacards that had dirt on their surface stood a good chance of ruining a datapad's electronics completely.

Notable models

 * Companion2000 datapad
 * Survey datapad
 * Versafunction88 datapad

Appearances

 * Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic: Reunion
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
 * Cloak of Deception
 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
 * The Starfighter Trap
 * The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing
 * Rogue Planet
 * Republic Commando: Hard Contact
 * Shatterpoint
 * The Cestus Deception
 * Jedi Trial
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere
 * The Last of the Jedi: A Tangled Web
 * Star Wars Droids: The Protocol Offensive
 * Out of the Cradle
 * Wanderer of Worlds
 * Breaking Free
 * Changing the Odds
 * Ringers
 * Star Wars Empire: Darklighter
 * Spare Parts
 * Fair Prey
 * To Fight Another Day
 * Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
 * Combat Moon
 * Finder's Fee
 * The Breath of Gelgelar
 * The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition
 * A Credit for Your Thoughts
 * Mara Jade: A Night on the Town
 * X-wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble
 * X-wing: The Krytos Trap
 * X-wing: The Bacta War
 * X-wing: Wraith Squadron
 * X-wing: Iron Fist
 * X-wing: Solo Command
 * Kella Rand, Reporting...
 * Tatooine Ghost
 * Heir to the Empire
 * Dark Force Rising
 * The Last Command
 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge
 * I, Jedi
 * Jedi Academy: Leviathan
 * Specter of the Past
 * Vision of the Future
 * Survivor's Quest
 * Junior Jedi Knights: Anakin's Quest
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Balance Point
 * Betrayal
 * Star Wars Legacy 4: Noob