AG Schnozz wrote:
<big snip>
> Technology! Good or bad? It's a good thing, but we must be
> careful that we are not bent on features. Three cup-holders for
> the driver and fading map-lights don't make for a better car.
> Solid engineering and manufacturing do.
>
> AG-Schnozz
New technology is *good* in that it has the *potential* to improve a
product. The application of new technology is often short-sighted, or
ill-advised. Examples would include automated mechanical ironing
systems, when the real solution was permanent-press fabric, and
push-button "one-shot" lubrication systems in cars, when the answer was
permanently sealed ball joints (not too sure about this one - we still
install zerk fittings).
The advantage of investing in trailing-edge technology is that the hard
lessons have been learned on the other guy's dime.
Bill Stanke
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