RE: Engine Electronics

["Allen Mitchell" <allenom@domain.elided>]

Brian-

Didn't mean to offend-but Microsoft is such an inviting target that we
couldn't resist!  Besides, a UNIX based car OS would probably be MUCH
better!!! (We'll see what trouble THAT comment stirs up!)

Al Mitchell

>From: "Brian Shorey" >Reply-To: "Brian Shorey" >To: "D.Umale" , "Alfa
Digest" >Subject: RE: Engine Electronics >Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 09:33:14
-0500 > > > so if one day my car didn't start, I could just hit
"ALT-CTRL-DELETE" > > and the car would run > > > > --- Brian Shorey
wrote: > > > > > I don't see why Microsoft wouldn't be very interested in
providing this > > > function, or why the auto manufacturers would be
opposed to it. > > > > > > You're assuming that the only function of the
computer in a car is to > > > perform tasks related to running the
automobile. There are > > plenty of other > > > things for a general
purpose computer to do - GPS, entertainment, etc. > >Fwiw, > >My comments
regarding Microsoft were not an endorsement of them for this >kind of
thing, nor were they a condemnation as to how well they might >perform
the task. I was simply stating that imo there might be a role for
>general purpose computing aboard an automobile, and that Microsoft might
>want to fill it. And automakers might welcome it. > >bs > >-- >to be
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