Something similar enough exists to a USB port - an adaptive port in general - that Robert does recognize it. He slides the nanocomputer open almost delicately, revealing the complex inner workings, including the display and the panels for interfacing with the various scientific tools at the nanocomputer's disposal.]
... This particular variant of the nanocomputer is a standard-issue scientific tool, manufactured by the Head Institute and distributed throughout the scientific institutions of Terra.
... Did you want me to connect that keyboard for you? [The actual nanocomputer keyboard is a lot smaller, though there's a clear intent to provide support for adaptation; there are slots built into it, looking like they are meant to handle extensions of the usable surface.] Were we on Terra I could probably find an adapter there, but you would likely be more used to your own keyboard anyway.
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Something similar enough exists to a USB port - an adaptive port in general - that Robert does recognize it. He slides the nanocomputer open almost delicately, revealing the complex inner workings, including the display and the panels for interfacing with the various scientific tools at the nanocomputer's disposal.]
... This particular variant of the nanocomputer is a standard-issue scientific tool, manufactured by the Head Institute and distributed throughout the scientific institutions of Terra.
... Did you want me to connect that keyboard for you? [The actual nanocomputer keyboard is a lot smaller, though there's a clear intent to provide support for adaptation; there are slots built into it, looking like they are meant to handle extensions of the usable surface.] Were we on Terra I could probably find an adapter there, but you would likely be more used to your own keyboard anyway.