4 Nov
2011
4 Nov
'11
6:48 a.m.
I saw a one hour special on this recently. Ferarris are still hand made, and the engines
are hand assembled. Virtually no robotics at all except in the spray booth and in the
rough machining. Nice, nice, nice! Somebody gimme one!
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From: Toby Thain <toby at telegraphics.com.au>
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Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:18:40
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Subject: Re: Can anyone explain this to me ?
On 04/11/11 12:48 AM, Adrian Stoness wrote:
yea and even expensive stuff now is flimsy
Dunno, I haven't checked under the hood of a Ferrari lately. Have you?
--T
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Toby Thain<toby at
telegraphics.com.au>wrote:
On 03/11/11 11:10 PM, leaknoil wrote:
On 11/3/2011 7:47 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
I think you hit the nail on the head. My 1980s era Suns& DECs are alive
and well, and indestructible. The point is they also cost as much as a
luxury car back then.
--T
Tell that to my 35-year-old DEC systems that are still running great,
while the 386 box I had in 1991 turned to dust around 1998. ;)
-Dave
You didn't spend enough. If you spent $9,000 on that 386 system in 1991
I
bet it would still be working. I have a Sun 386i here that works
perfectly and I could probably run over with my car and still boot up.
In fact, not sure my cheap car could climb over it. Probably just push
it down the road a ways.