At 12:14 PM 6/25/2007, Liam Proven wrote:
The real point is that the Windows "start
button" is not analagous or
homologous to a mechanical start button on an engine. You may as well
compare a button on Windows to a button on your cardigan. They're both
"buttons" but they have nothing in common.
Just to confuse matters, today's hybrid Toyota Prius does not
require the "key" in the "ignition" - it will start if it
detects the key in your pocket - and the "start" button
is up on the dash, a round button perhaps 1 1/2" in size,
with the circle-with-a-vertical-line icon on it. But it
won't start unless your foot is on the brake. Then you can
move the (clearly electronic) gear shift into forward or reverse.
There's a separate rectangular "Park" button. And when you pull
up to a stop light, you can feel the entire car shut down
except for the accessory power.
There's a central 4x6" video display, too. Shows a rear-view video
when you're in reverse, while you're driving it has all sorts of
MPG monitoring graphs and animated graphics.
- John