CARS
&
COMPUTERS
via
Ed
Bourne
For
all
of
us
who
feel
only
the
deepest
love
and
affection
for
the
way
computers
have
enhanced
our
lives:
At
a
recent
computer
exposition
(COMDEX),
Bill
Gates
reportedly
compared
the
computer
industry
with
the
auto
industry
and
stated:
"If
General
Motors
had
kept
up
with
the
technology
like
the
computer
industry
has,
we
would
all
be
driving
$25.00
cars
that
got
1,000
miles
to
the
gallon."
In
response
to
Bill's
comments,
GM
issued
a
press
release
stating:
"If
General
Motors
had
developed
technology
like
Microsoft,
we
would
all
be
driving
cars
with
the
following
characteristics:
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
over
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
"General
Protection
Fault"
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
GM
introduced
a
new
car,
car
buyers
would
have
to
learn
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.
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