If car makers made computers

[obi_waynne]

What would it be like if car makers made computers. What would they look like and be like to use.

Audi would have to use a Quad Core Processor and the keyboard would be in stitched leather with chrome detailing.

If Rover made computers they would keep breaking down and need a continual supply of new chips, hard drives and processors.

How well do you think other car makers would fare in the computer world.

 

[RobBentley]

BMW would have keyboards with 250 keys and every menu would have 50 different options.

 

[lutonmatt]

well as long as one of them spelt right i would have one lol
every one i buy has the same fault spells things wrong

 

[HDi fun]

Perhaps we should be grateful that Microsoft doesn't author the code for ECUs for cars. But then we could close all the windows and start again

I'm chiding MS a little unfairly here perhaps. Current releases are very stable indeed, even if a little thirsty on system resources.

Most embedded systems now use a customised derivative of one of the many available Linux kernels. This goes down as far as your TV remote and possibly even your toaster in some cases.

 

[CitizenErazed]

I'm not a big fan of windows it has to be said, Mac OSX is all right but I like Linux, I put linux Mint on my last computer to use on a partition with windows, unfortunatly however I stupidly deleated my windows boot drivers and had to ask linux's permission to use windows Lol.

The thing with windows though is so many things work on it, I use Mac OSX for music programs such as logic for my studio but the msn on it for instance is only partial. I use linux mostly for programming. I have to use windows for things like Microsoft word because thats the format I need my files to be in for the OU and also because, well, it's like familiarity Lol

I'm actually looking forward to windows 7 being released, it should actually be a propper working version of windows from the start because Microsoft can't afford another Vista release disaster, that nearly destroyed them. However my grant was going to run out soon so I couldn't wait to chase the delays, got vista on my current home computer... not a fan

I don't think you're being too unfair though, microsoft do have a tendency to release crap products that either break or didn't work from the start, just because they're such a big brand name the masses will blindly buy them, rather then using their noodle and getting a linux Kernel. even the Xbox likes to show it's lovely red rings.

Anyway, back on topic. I'd buy a computer off any of the jap car makers Lol. I think I'd avoid a computer made by dodge.

 

[Wcnwzrd]

personally i feel that they already do make computers. maybe not personal use ones but have you seen under the hood of the modern cars. more electronics than i could shake a stick at. really wish they had stayed with the old ones. lol

 

[RobBentley]

personally i feel that they already do make computers. maybe not personal use ones but have you seen under the hood of the modern cars. more electronics than i could shake a stick at. really wish they had stayed with the old ones. lol

True indeed. You've only got to start pratting around with a laptop on the diag socket. It's facinating some of the stuff going on in there.

 

[ez64]

We would have had the nissan GTR a lot earlier

 

[Wcnwzrd]

lol

 

[HDi fun]

MS does come in for some unfair bashing. IK, XP was long in the tooth in late 2006 and we were all screaming for a replacement. MS duly pushed it out.

THen we all turned tail and hammered on about how nice the old OS was after all. This is human nature.

But I still agree that Vista, although not too early, was severely under tested.