I can still hear him now. "A car only needs gas, air and electricity. It don't need no stupid computer!"
The older I get the more profound his wisdom is.
They definitely need computers. What they shouldn’t have is “connectivity”.
A wise man indeed
He was right.
Much of this is counter productive when it comes to reliability, ease of maintenance, privacy, or even freedom (imagine they geo-zone areas where you can’t go with a fancy new car).
Think about this, a new clothes washer and dryer or dishwasher is digital, the display and controls, it once was all analog. It still does the exact same things, in the exact same way. But why would you want to make the control system digital on a machine that is exposed to moisture, lint, vibration and heat?