[EVA] dummy plug q's

[Captain Jack]

Andrew Huang wrote:

> > Do Rei's dummy plug and a normal entry plug fit in the same EVA? Because
> > in episode 18, when Gendo switches control to the dummy plug and Unit 1
> > destroys Unit 3, I was wondering how Shinji's entry plug and Rei's dummy
> > plug could both fit, since the dummy plug looks about the size of a
> > normal entry plug.
>         Hmm....
>         I think the dummy plug is actually a program, rather than a
> physical piece of equipment. It is possible to have an entry plug solely
> devoted to holding the dummy plug program (refer to the EVA movies), but
> it's not necessary.

Agreed.  The prototype of the dummy plug program was probably put into that
red entry plug for testing purposes.  How else would they get the most
accurate results if everything was tested in some piece of equipment foreign
to the Eva?  Just like why the childrens' synch tests are done in entry plug
like structures, for best results.  As for the programming, all you do is plug
in a new hard drive with an OS that's NOT Windows 95 and watch it go ^_^
see, not a bad upgrade ^_^

Captain Jack