The man (character) was a rightful, respected, hard-ass. But made good points with evidence to explain the _why_; a true leader.
replyBattlestar Galactica. Just finished watching the remake. Spoiler for a 25yr old series: they network them anyway.
replyThey had to calculate jump fast to join the fleet and the only way was to break the taboo - connecting the computers.
replyCylons seized the opportunity and despite of the software firewall they managed to periodically disturb this network. In the end all computers were disconnected. IIRC Gaeta later had to wipe drives and install operating systems again, from these fancy octagonal "cds".
Found the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CkDyc1TLrQ
But they used Floppy disks and data chip thingies for transferring data. If the Cylons were any good they’d have eventually created a self perpetuating virus. Even humans have pulled that off (Stuxnet and Iranian nuclear centrifuges)
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replyAnd everybody circulating virus for PCs and other systems in the 80s and 90s.
replyI wonder if there was a floppy disk virus for CP/M in the 70s.
The typically cited first microcomputer virus in the wild was for the Apple II in 1982.
replySame. Want to update the firmware in the computer? Sure but you'll need to unscrew the driver's seat, unscrew the desktop PC sized ECU, unscrew its four pencil-thick battery connections, unplug its 27 connectors, unscrew the 50 screws in three slightly different sizes holding the top cover on, remove the heatsinks, unscrew the eight screws holding the motherboard in, and desolder both the 144-pin 68HCxxx chips that do all the thinking.
replyRefitting is the reverse of removal.
Yes, I have actually already done this.
Surely there's a parallel EPROM somewhere in there you can bake with a UV light and program.
replyThe 68HCxxx's typically have on chip ROMs.
replyI never understood this. They're networked? So what? Don't connect it to other ships, or the Baltarnet or whatever they call it. Is the idea that if a Cylon gets on the ship, they can access the CIC from the thermostat in the bathroom? Did I miss something? Did I watch it wrong?
reply> Is the idea that if a Cylon gets on the ship, they can access the CIC from the thermostat in the bathroom?
replyYeah, it was intended to limit lateral movement from compromised systems.