| From: | Dark Elf <VESPOSIT@****.SUNYSB.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Decking vs Rigging |
| Date: | Thu, 22 Oct 92 16:11:27 EDT |
To address the claim "A rigger could do it better"
All I have to say is that a computer is a computer weather it's
attached to the matrix or riding shotgun in an LAV. It wouldn't necessarily
take a decker to accomplish the job, just anyone with skills in computers/
computer theory and the proper interface. A rigger doing the same job would
have to deal with the security programs on the same terms since a vehicle
control rig is just that, a system that replaces the usual controls for a
vehicle with a cyber interface, NOT a system for altering programs and
breaking security. All the vehicle skills and rigs in the world won't help
you if the computer refuses to accept control input from a rig without
entering a security code first. You need a decker (or someone with the
correct skills doing a decker's job) to bypass the security system or re-
program it to be more cooperative. As advanced as a rig is, it can't write
or modify software.
Few vehicles other than touchy military hardware like banshees
would have a state of the art computer security system, most simpler
vehicles have "screamers", that is, they simply broadcast the vehicle's
position and status as stolen to the local authorities and the owners. Like
the 20th century car alarms some actually make noise or try to lock the
controls. However, like 20th century car alarms, they are fairly simple
to disable once found using electronics B/R for lockouts or a few good
whacks with a wallacher combat axe for less advanced ones. The computer
security I was referinng to would be a state of the art system integrated
into the vehicle's construction, where most normal security systems are
add-ons that are easily removed by brute force in most cases.
>>>>[ A rigger friend of mine paid me 1000Y to defeat the security computer
on a patrol vehicle he stole. After he slotted me the money, I pulled
pulled out my Ares Predator and put a shot into the screamer's broadcast
unit. The poor slob actually believed the sticker that said WARNING:
vehicle protected by computer security system, do not attempt to use
without proper codes. I felt sorry for taking the guy's money, so I
gave him the number of a mechanic who specializes in auto security and
told him to get some lessons. I guess he didn't take my advice, 'cause
two months later he got picked up by Knight Errant after grabbing one
of thier black and whites that had a screamer...]<<<<
---Dark Elf <16:33:31/04-29-29-Judgement Day>
