hold on to that old AMC...

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

In a New York Times article about software-buggy cars, there's this
ha-ha-not-funny remark from IBM:

	I.B.M. predicts that by 2010, almost all cars will have
	essentially the same mechanical systems. What will make
	the cars different will be software that operates the
	systems in ways specific to the brand of car. With so much
	of a vehicle's identity riding on computer code, carmakers
	must get the software right.

Well sure they say that, they write software, not make
drivetrains!  But they have a point.

I honestly cannot tell a lexus from a honda from an accord from a
hyundai without looking at badging, trim, etc. BOR-ING.


"Software that won't allow windows to wind up all the way" was one
example. That happened once to my 63 Classic. The track guide came
unglued from the bottom of the glass. It was 40 years old.
Cleaning and some silicone fixed it. See ya in 2043.