I don’t see the problem. The system that reads those floppies is probably very deeply integrated into the ship and does it’s job very well. At the same time, being able to give it something like a USB instead will update the actually troublesome part (floppy drives) while keeping the part that does it’s job correctly untouched.
I do think that USB would not be a good choice, considering how frequently they’ve been implicated in malicious actions. I mean, USB as the bus would be fine, but, it should use a more esoteric connector.
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I don’t see the problem. The system that reads those floppies is probably very deeply integrated into the ship and does it’s job very well. At the same time, being able to give it something like a USB instead will update the actually troublesome part (floppy drives) while keeping the part that does it’s job correctly untouched.
I do think that USB would not be a good choice, considering how frequently they’ve been implicated in malicious actions. I mean, USB as the bus would be fine, but, it should use a more esoteric connector.
Be like Verizon with those in home cell signal devices and use the form factor of HDMI but with USB cords in it.
Yeah, it’s all fun and games until private Doug plugs his compromised phone into the fire control computer USB port to charge it.
They could always use a USB pinout on a proprietary connector I guess.