26 Jun
2007
26 Jun
'07
8:36 a.m.
On 25/06/07, Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
It's too fiddly that way, but then, I mainly drive Windows with the
keyboard anyway. And since I prefer and use 20yo IBM Model M
keyboards, I don't have a Windows key, either - so it's Ctrl-Esc, up,
return, return. :?)
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On 25 Jun 2007 at 18:14, Liam Proven wrote:
I turn 40 in about 5 months, so I'm not that young any more!
But American cars are /weird/ compared to the rest of the world. (I
live in Europe and have travelled extensively there, grew up in Africa
and have visited Asia as well as N America.)
Automatic transmission seems ubiquitous, which AFAICT is pretty much
unique to N America, /but/ most people still drive these huge,
tank-like petrol-guzzling monsters, whereas the rest of the world
(that can afford new cars at all) prefers smaller, lighter, more
efficient machines which cope better with traffic and produce less
waste and environmental damage - though that's incidental to their
owners for the large part, what matters is that they are cheaper.)
I am a biker myself - pedal and motorcycles both
- and don't know much
about cars, but I don't believe I've ever seen a car with a starter
button. Maybe in a museum.
Liam, you must not be old enough. Most cars made before 1951 or so
had one--I clearly recall the one on my aunt's 1950 Hudson. 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.
An unfortunate labeling. It really should be notated "Main Menu" or
something similar. But that's just nitpicking. I never use "Start"
to initiate a system shutdown--I prefer Alt-F4 with the focus on the
desktop.