I can kind of imagine a system where you setup a "service" per pad. You might configure a database on an individual pad which is dedicated to that task only, or a mail account, or whatever you need. Then plug the pad into the rack slot for safe keeping and powering - actual communications are all wireless. I imagine this not unlike how "crystals" and other such things are used on a lot of scifi shows where they have to pull the crystal/pad thing and tap on them a bit to reprogram them...
Granted, it's probably easier to just have a remote tool (ssh, web interface, etc) to reconfigure services like we do now all in one place (and from any physical location), but there's something very compelling about being able to just pull the pad, tap a few things on it's custom UI, and put it back in the slot to reconfigure something. :)
but there's something very compelling about being able to
just pull the pad, tap a few things on it's custom UI,
and put it back in the slot to reconfigure something. :)
Yes, like disabling the cognitive circuits of an AI gone bad..
I feel like instead of opening up the bulkhead, pulling out crystals, and rearranging, future sci-fi spaceship repairs should happen via ipad juggling.
I can kind of imagine a system where you setup a "service" per pad. You might configure a database on an individual pad which is dedicated to that task only, or a mail account, or whatever you need. Then plug the pad into the rack slot for safe keeping and powering - actual communications are all wireless. I imagine this not unlike how "crystals" and other such things are used on a lot of scifi shows where they have to pull the crystal/pad thing and tap on them a bit to reprogram them...
Granted, it's probably easier to just have a remote tool (ssh, web interface, etc) to reconfigure services like we do now all in one place (and from any physical location), but there's something very compelling about being able to just pull the pad, tap a few things on it's custom UI, and put it back in the slot to reconfigure something. :)