DynamiteChicken
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I wonder if anyone could answer this for me?
Let's say that I have a fairly bog standard computer, something like a Windows Vista Basic desktop PC or Laptop that has pretty much average specifications.
And now let's also say I have a top of the line advanced robot (such as one of those robotic butlers in Japan). Now this robot runs on its own operating system, one that was designed by its developer specifically for this machine.
Now, here's the question:
If someone (and let's say this person is a technical god who knows everything there is to know about computers and robotics) wanted to transfer information from the robot to the computer using only a cable (and let's say this cable has been modified so it is compatible with the two systems) and no special software at all, would it be possible?
What I mean is, could that person access things like the robot's operating code without having any software that was specific to the robot?
Would it be possible to access the information at an extremely basic level? I already said the two systems are not compatible, but what if the user wanted to access the information in binary form? I imagine that doing so would result in an extremely long winded process of trying to translate the binary into more useful information, but I just want to know if it would be possible.
If you have taken the time to read this then thank you, and if this post is in the wrong section then please forgive me.
Let's say that I have a fairly bog standard computer, something like a Windows Vista Basic desktop PC or Laptop that has pretty much average specifications.
And now let's also say I have a top of the line advanced robot (such as one of those robotic butlers in Japan). Now this robot runs on its own operating system, one that was designed by its developer specifically for this machine.
Now, here's the question:
If someone (and let's say this person is a technical god who knows everything there is to know about computers and robotics) wanted to transfer information from the robot to the computer using only a cable (and let's say this cable has been modified so it is compatible with the two systems) and no special software at all, would it be possible?
What I mean is, could that person access things like the robot's operating code without having any software that was specific to the robot?
Would it be possible to access the information at an extremely basic level? I already said the two systems are not compatible, but what if the user wanted to access the information in binary form? I imagine that doing so would result in an extremely long winded process of trying to translate the binary into more useful information, but I just want to know if it would be possible.
If you have taken the time to read this then thank you, and if this post is in the wrong section then please forgive me.