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Car Forum / Mercedes-Benz Cars / March 2005The future's here.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54607-2005Feb25.html dans l'article XPqdnaUx9rF9t73fRVn-sA@comcast.com, T.G. Lambach à tlambach@comcast.net a écrit le 26/02/05 02:53 : > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54607-2005Feb25.html This article shows us that when we buy a car today, we buy a computer. The engine is the software. Whenever a bug comes along you really feel helpless. A good thing that the body of our car (the hardware) is somewhat accessible and workable by ordinary people. > dans l'article XPqdnaUx9rF9t73fRVn-sA@comcast.com, T.G. Lambach à > tlambach@comcast.net a écrit le 26/02/05 02:53 : [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > The engine is the software. Whenever a bug comes along you really feel > helpless. Uhhh, no. The engine is still hardware. > A good thing that the body of our car (the hardware) is somewhat accessible > and workable by ordinary people. Also, most modern cars have much more then one computer. 4 is more normal, and 6 or 7 isn't unusual either. Being a computer systems guy for a living, I do prefer to NOT have excess electronics in my cars. Also, I think the impression that article gives, that reflashing a chip makes your 1.8L bug go super fast is a big steaming bunch of crap. Marty >Also, most modern cars have much more then one computer. 4 is more >normal, and 6 or 7 isn't unusual either. As if. About 6 years ago a friend of mine who is an accomplished unix kernel programmer bought an Audi A4 or A6 or something. He kept having problems with the power seat having to pull over, shut the car off to reboot the eleven microprocessors in the seat alone. Audi replaced the whole seat under warrenty.  SignatureNeed Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org http://www.mbz.org | Mercedes Mailing lists: http://lists.mbz.org 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | Killies, killi.net, Crypts, aquaria.net 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Old wristwatches http://watches.list.mbz.org > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54607-2005Feb25.html And this is supposed to be an improvement? I don't think so. |
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