Back in my Honeywell daze, one of the 'biggie' electronic engineering magazines had the full version and was comparing autos to advances in electronics not just computers. I think that is where this started. I think it was around 1980/2 magazine. I had a copy long lost now. 73 Ed/ke7feg ....Now that November is here, April can wait! On 2/23/2007 the morse code requirement was dropped for getting a ham license. Now just pass the written exams which are on the web at arrl.org for questions and http://www.kb0mga.net/exams/ --- On Sun, 2/22/09, Jason wrote: > From: Jason > Subject: Re: OT ; bill gates & GM > To: nicepenguin@webcanine.com, "Main PLUG discussion list" > Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 5:43 PM > Urban legend. http://www.snopes.com/humor/jokes/autos.asp > Funny, nonetheless. :) > > On Sun, 2009-02-22 at 15:52 -0700, betty wrote: > > Probably is not true anyway but couldn't resist > sending this for some > > laughs. > > > > Bill gates & autos > > > > For all of us who feel only the deepest love and > affection for the way > > computers have enhanced our lives, read on. > > At a recent computer expo (COMDEX),Bill Gates > reportedly compared the > > computer industry with the auto industry and stated, > > 'If GM had kept up with technology like the > computer industry has, we > > would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to > the gallon.' > > > > In response to Bill's comments, General Motors > issued a press release > > stating: > > > > If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we > would all be driving > > cars with the following characteristics (and I just > love this part ): > > > > 1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would > crash........ Twice a day. > > > > 2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, > you would have to > > buy a new car. > > > > 3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for > no reason. You > > would have to pull to the side of the road, close all > of the windows, > > shut off the car, restart it, and reopen the windows > before you could > > continue. For some reason you would simply accept > this. > > > > 4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left > turn would cause > > your car to shut down and refuse to restart, in which > case you would > > have to reinstall the engine. > > > > 5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the > sun, was > > reliable, five times as fast and twice as easy to > drive - but would run > > on only five percent of the roads. > > > > 6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning > lights would all > > be replaced by a single 'This Car Has Performed An > Illegal Operation' > > warning light. > > > > 7. The airbag system would ask 'Are you > sure?' before deploying. > > > > 8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car > would lock you out > > and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously > lifted the door > > handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the radio > antenna. > > > > 9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers > would have to learn > > how to drive all over again because none of the > controls would operate > > in the same manner as the old car. > > > > 10. You'd have to press the 'Start' > button to turn the engine off > > PS - I'd like to add that when all else fails, > you could call > > 'customer service' in some foreign country > and be instructed in some > > foreign language how to fix your car yourself! > > > > -- > > betty i. > > www.webcanine.com > > information for people who care for dogs. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss