"I have a bunch of books on many things, as well as things that aren't books at all. I've been able to get some data from others with similar technology, but we have only what we have on the ship now." He shrugs.

"As for how it works, the precursors already exist in your time: wired telephones and wireless radio." César turns off the display and then points to a little slot on the bottom of his phone. "A slot for a wired connection. Just replace the idea of audio with data, and that's how it works. I can do both wired and wireless, but with cell phones, most people only ever use it wirelessly. There's been some massive upgrades, but that's the basic of how it works."