Altair - A different perspective

From: Mark Tapley <mtapley_at_swri.edu>
Date: Mon Aug 17 18:05:49 1998

Uncle Roger asked:

>A quick question... How many people know how to work on their cars? How
>many drive older vehicles without as much "black-box" stuff?

'68 Plymouth Sport Suburban (= 3-seat Fury wagon *not* the Chevy Suburban).
        I'll work on the stuff that makes it go but I let professionals
handle the stuff that makes it stop or turn.
        I sometimes fantasize about a medium big terrorist nuke at very
high altitude using EMP to shut down all the microprocessor-controlled cars
in the state. I don't think that would stop my car with its points and
coil. 'Course, the road will still be jammed full of inert new cars....
        ....and my classic computer collection will be garbage! Auuugghh!!!
        I don't fanatasize about that very often.

                                                - Mark
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Large Asteroids headed toward planets
inhabited by beings that don't have
technology adequate to stop them:

                                Think of it as Evolution in Fast-Forward.
Received on Mon Aug 17 1998 - 18:05:49 BST