I sure wouldn't hang my life on anything from Microsoft. However, we depend daily on computers running engines in our autos. They've been computer controlled for a couple of decades.
Our 19 year old Mazda just died.the automatic transmission. 225K miles. At say 45mph average, that's 5000 hours. The engine computer never failed, and imagine the abuse it takes. In my RV build, I will seriously consider electronic ignition, and-gasp!-Vertical Power's solid state electrical system for the whole airplane (http://www.verticalpower.com/). It's a brave new world ;-) Ralph Finch California _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hartmut Beil Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] New Engine..... I am working with computers on a daily basis. I would not hang my life on a computer controlled system. _,_._,___
