The laptop is a device you can obtain by completing advancements.
It can execute certain Programs remotely anywhere on Earth, although most require it to be connected to the Supercomputer's interface in the laboratory.
As mentioned previously, the laptop requires you to complete a certain list of advancements alongside a general amount of them.
The list of required advancements is currently secret, however players are free to theorize.
Once all the requirements are fulfilled, you will receive a call from Kadic's librarian to notify you of the laptop waiting for you at the library in the annex building, close to the infirmary.
The laptop can be placed on any stable surface by right-clicking it with the device in your hand. It can also be placed by dropping the laptop, which will instantly make you sit down with it and attempt to plug it into the nearest device if possible. If you are too far from the laptop, virtualizing or a Return To The Past is launched, it will automatically be brought back to you.
You can sneak to leave the laptop if you are sitting down and then press right click while sneaking to sit back with it.
Once turned on, the terminal program will open like any other interface, allowing you to execute programs and use certain apps. To turn off the laptop, you can simply close the terminal.
Plugging the laptop into a device will unlock new programs for it to execute, such as all of the supercomputer's programs when plugged into its interface. You can also plug it into a Scanner's Box to interact with it.
By right-clicking the laptop with a CD, you will be able to insert it. You can then use the “Eject CD” app to get it back.