Thoughts on staterooms through the tech levels

[Fluffy Bunny Feet]

Need to allow people to write/save things for most systems/programs to work. I expect even more so on what is effectively an extremely dispersed network between the various systems and ships in and out of jump space.

Write only OS wafer. User provided Data wafer. Providing the OS wafer is standardized you can bring your own configuration files, custom programs and data wherever you go.

 

[AndrewW]

Write only OS wafer. User provided Data wafer. Providing the OS wafer is standardized you can bring your own configuration files, custom programs and data wherever you go.

You want to stick that in me? Who knows where it has been.

 

[actionman]

And the steward had better have all 32 seasons of their show available, with all of the alternate endings.

Failure in such a matter is often the cause of mutiny.

 

[actionman]

And how does that equal loading your own s/w? It doesn't unless the system designer has an IQ of <50 and almost no IT Sec experience.

My point was that making sure passengers cannot load their own software and performing other IT security tasks would be a burden for the crew, and that's one of the reasons I said that having ship provided entertainment systems would be a hassle.

 

[MarcusIII]

My point was that making sure passengers cannot load their own software and performing other IT security tasks would be a burden for the crew, and that's one of the reasons I said that having ship provided entertainment systems would be a hassle.

Having an entertainment system doesn't mean you build it so people can load programs that the OS runs. They can load only a/v data. Since everyone will have their own hand sized computer with their own entertainment programs they just hook into A/V ports. Or wireless A/V more likely

 

[MasterGwydion]

Having an entertainment system doesn't mean you build it so people can load programs that the OS runs. They can load only a/v data. Since everyone will have their own hand sized computer with their own entertainment programs they just hook into A/V ports. Or wireless A/V more likely

Unless it has its own computer system, advanced systems would still likely run some form of Intelligent Interface from the Ship's Computer. Library Data is also on the Ship's Computer. So, it is obviously not a standalone system. Also, quite obviously, entertainment systems do exist in Traveller, although perhaps not in the individual staterooms, since the stuff in High Guard is for the Common Area.

 

[Condottiere]

I'd install a dumb monitor, for those who prefer physical visualization, and for passenger announcements.

Then you'd need a communications device for the steward's or the security workstation, or possibly contacting another stateroom.