Another point to chime in with... These topics are subjective from the
perspective of WHEN you are looking at it. In other words, in 1979, I would
guess that the TR2/TR3 owners would've said something similar about TR6's and
TR7/8's (even a TR6 is electronically complex compared to a TR2). Now you are
making the same comparison between late 90's model cars and TR6's. 25 years
from now, someone will likely be comparing the relative "simplicity" of a 1998
Miata to whatever high tech transport is cruising the streets in 2030. Its
all relative.
-Greg H.
Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 19:41:41 -0700
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
Subject: RE: The value of analogue - New Sports cars vs. old - very
long & boring but relevent part II
> So what's the pattern for keepers vs. old junk?
>
> Tech guys will immediately notice the pattern. Every single thing
> with a digital output has been rendered completely worthless, or
> unusable/incompatible with more modern equipment.
I don't see it quite that way, Mark. My old digital clocks, for
example, are
still very useful. So is the digital ECU in my 10 year old LBC support
vehicle.
And building a digital ECU from scratch in 40 years won't be any more
difficult
than building a Stanley Steamer boiler today ...
Randall
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