And GM won't support it so they went to the show alone. Car makers come from
the same mindset of the the IBM mainframes of the 1960's. Anything not under
their direct or contractual control is considered a threat to the stability of
their revenue model. It's going to be a long time before you see a in-car
network with an IrDA, Ethernet or DB-9 connector in it right from the factory.
Steve
Terwilliger Chris-A229AA wrote:
> A bizarre, but interesting relationship. Apparently, the owner hacked into
> the car's data port and wrote a palm application to get all sorts of
> diagnostic information from the car.
>
> /// Chris Terwilliger
> /// Motorola - iDEN Software Development
> /// 954-723-5318
> /// [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Steve Sabram wrote:
> >
> > * There is an GM EV1 in the product showcase. The EV2 will be coming out
> next
> > month.
>
> The EV1 _car_? How was this related to Palm?
>
> Regards,
> Daniel.
