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You'll see things here that look odd, even antiquated to modern eyes. Phones with cords, awkward manual valves, computers that barely deserve the name. But all
by ISL 8y ago
You'll see things here that look odd, even antiquated to
modern eyes. Phones with cords, awkward manual valves, computers that barely deserve the name. But all of it is intentional. It's all designed to operate in combat against an enemy who could infiltrate and disrupt all but the most basic computer systems.
Of course, those attitudes have changed through the years and Galactica is something of a relic. A reminder of a time when we were so frightened by the capabilities of our enemies that we literally looked backward for protection. Modern battlestars resemble Galactica only in the most superficial ways...
- WrtCdEvrydy 8y agoSurprise... only one new 'modern battlestar' survived... because it was offline.
- AlimJaffer 8y ago.. and now I need to re-watch the series again. Or at least the opener.
- admiralEyebrows 8y agoNo networked computers on my ship.
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- chrisseaton 8y agoNo networked computers? I do not believe you. Even my little soft-skinned two-person wheeled command vehicle has a network of about twenty discrete computer systems, such as multiple radios, GPS, displays, input terminals.
- enraged_camel 8y agoReminds me of Battlestar Galactica, where the all the ships in the fleet get hacked by Cylons, have their shields taken down and promptly destroyed, but Galactica survives because it's computers aren't networked.
- dsnuh 8y agoThere's a reason it reminds you of it...
- enraged_camel 8y agoI know the quote is from the series.
- dsnuh 8y agoThat's even more confusing! :)
- WrtCdEvrydy 8y agoNo shields, and this is a direct quote... from a character... who's a cylon!
- dsnuh 8y ago*If by some chance you haven't seen the BG reboot by now, this is a bit of a spoiler. :)
- PeterisP 8y agoYour car probably has a dozen networked computers, unless it's a really old one.