I/O jack
An I/O jack, computer interface jack, input jack,[1] or computer data-jack[2] was a type of interface jack by which some droids, such as an R2-series astromech droid, can control a computer with their 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 computer of the Millennium Falcon. In 3 ABY, R2-D2 used this I/O jack during a conversation with C-3PO about the requisite skills to pilot starships.
Lieutenant Darryn Thyte had a cybernetic arm that included a jack which allowed him to access computer information as long as there was a display screen.[2]
Appearances
"Droid Trouble" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 3- "A Deal Gone Sour" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 4 (as information storage/retrieval jack)
"Rebel Breakout" – Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (as computer port)- The Game Chambers of Questal (as computer link-up jack)
- "The Mynock Conspiracy" – Supernova (as I/O coupling)
- "Droids Can't Fly" – Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- "Missed Chance" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
"The Saga Nears Its End"—Endgame (as computer jack)