MR_7 I like that tricorder.
We could deffo add that in as a map object or a hidden easter egg vintage tricorder for the players to find 
If you're doing an Easter Egg, then I would want a TOS triocrder.

Could do, certainly an interesting effect, im not sure what it would add to the game though, a future mod possibility?
It depends. For one, the moving/depth text would be a simple way to determine if a chip has any data, so it cannot be confused for empty chips which would have dead text maybe saying how many kiloquads are available and how many yota operations per second can be executed. It could be a simple string: 256 5640. If you can make the text modifiable in game, then there will be almost no chance of confusion over what chip has what data, and scrolling would be used to fit a larger label.
Yep, ill be doing a smaller ones (like a memory stick) for the tricorders/ padds etc, and ill be doing gel packs 
probably wont do iso-rods tho, really dont need em.
Bigger chips too, such as what might be used in the computer cores? What ideas do you have for the gel packs?