They've got it all wrong...

As anyone with an even marginal amount of sense knows the more complex a solution is the more chance there is that something will go wrong. Ethernet? Wires? Hub/Switch??? That's not even considering the fact that no machine at that point will be able to interface with it all. Good problem. Wrong answer. Each tome should have it's own display and keyboard. It should be all inclusive in a sealed box. No ports at all. All communication between tomes done wireless. I know it's redundant to have a full blown PC integrated with each tome, but if you really want to safeguard the data that seems the only logical choice. And this isn't even addressing power supply...

Mines the one with the iTome in it....