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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Thoughts on industrial design Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:20:31 -0500 Organization: Yellow Jersey, Ltd. Lines: 46 Message-ID: <vulshg$1c95k$1@dont-email.me> References: <vulg1t$10vvq$1@dont-email.me> <m774rnFjgkpU1@mid.individual.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:20:33 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="7376a270fb5e664d88ca308dd8fe7d64"; logging-data="1451188"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19x0jVyT5GJNL5t6DGrcXbl" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:Mxn6Lpr/EEWusJCyXHLNKHxDLmM= In-Reply-To: <m774rnFjgkpU1@mid.individual.net> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2855 On 4/27/2025 11:38 AM, Roger Merriman wrote: > AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote: >> https://www.renehersecycles.com/driving-an-analog-car-in-a-digital-world/ >> >> Although I'm disposed toward Subaru among modern autos, his >> 1992 is in no way 'analog'. >> Electronic not adjustable voltage regulator, electronic >> ignition with computer real time monitoring/adjustment >> rather than adjustable mechanical-actuated points, >> electronic fuel injectors rather than carburetors. > > Be easier to live with for that reason, ie don’t need to replace points but > a black box every few decades or so. > > I think his the generation before the boy racers noticed, before that was > more common to see them out in the country, covered in mud generally, > fairly handy off road from memory. > >> >> He did dump the slushbox for an actual gearbox, which is nice. > > Autos are definitely variable, one work car auto box was painfully sluggish > be that to engage pulling out from a junction or just change gear, not > helped by a relatively small for the cars size diesel engine. > > My old Volvo which is 20 something years old, auto box is while not direct > doesn’t hesitate or so on, and is helped by a reasonably for the type of > car it is pokey engine so doesn’t need the auto box to shift much as it > will pull comfortably in gear and so on. > > I agree his car isn’t analog though your not interfacing with any computers > ie no info entertainment systems and so on, which possibly what he’s > getting at? > > Roger Merriman > > My pushbutton AM radio has some big (the size of twopence) transistors so I'm not 100% analog either. I have owned cars with tube radios- OK but slow warmup. -- Andrew Muzi am@yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971