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An '''I/O jack''', '''computer interface jack''', '''input jack''',<ref name="RSeries">{{Journal|7|The History of R-Series Astromech Droids}}</ref> or '''computer data-jack'''<ref name="TDC">''[[The DarkStryder Campaign]]''</ref> was a type of interface jack by which some [[Droid/Legends|droids]], such as an [[R2-series astromech droid|R2-series]] [[Astromech droid/Legends|astromech droid]], can control a [[Computer/Legends|computer]] with their [[Scomp link/Legends|scomp link]]. These jacks were installed into various computer-based systems as a secondary control mechanism in the event that a computer was made inoperable.

==History==
This type of jack was included on the [[Cockpit/Legends|cockpit]] computer of the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']]. In [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]], [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] used this I/O jack during a conversation with [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] about the requisite skills to pilot [[Starship/Legends|starships]].

[[Lieutenant/Legends|Lieutenant]] [[Darryn Thyte]] had a [[Cybernetics/Legends|cybernetic]] arm that included a jack which allowed him to access computer information as long as there was a display screen.<ref name="TDC" />

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==Appearances==
*{{Journal|3|Droid Trouble}}
*{{Journal|4|A Deal Gone Sour}} {{ID|information storage/retrieval jack}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|text=''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game''|story=Rebel Breakout}} {{ID|computer port}}
*''[[The Game Chambers of Questal]]'' {{ID|computer link-up jack}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Supernova (WEG)|text=''Supernova''|story=The Mynock Conspiracy}} {{ID|I/O coupling}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|story=Droids Can't Fly|stext=''Droids Can't Fly''}}
*{{Journal|7|Missed Chance}}
*{{DarkStryder|The Saga Nears Its End|Endgame}} {{ID|computer jack}}

==Sources==
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*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' {{ID|information storage/retrieval jack}}
*[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|''Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game'']]
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]]'' {{ID|information storage/retrieval jack}}
*''[[Death Star Technical Companion]]'' {{ID|starship interface jack}}
*''[[Heir to the Empire Sourcebook]]'' {{ID|input/output jack}}
*''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]'' {{ID|information storage/retrieval jack}}
*''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]'' {{ID|information storage/retrieval jack}}
*[[Death Star Technical Companion (Second Edition)|''Death Star Technical Companion'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The Last Command Sourcebook]]''
*[[The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*[[Star Wars Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Star Wars Sourcebook'', Second Edition]] {{ID|information storage/retrieval jack}}
*''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]'' {{ID|information storage/retrieval jack}}
*{{Journal|7|The History of R-Series Astromech Droids}} {{ID|input jack}}
*[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The DarkStryder Campaign]]'' {{ID|computer data-jack}}
*[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition]] {{ID|information storage/retrieval jack}}
*''[[The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook]]'' {{ID|information storage/retrieval jack}}
*''[[The Jedi Academy Sourcebook]]'' {{ID|information storage/retrieval jack}}
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]''
*''[[Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids]]''
*''[[Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear]]''
*''[[Lords of the Expanse]]''
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]''}}

==Notes and references==
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