[Mgs] [Mg-t] Distributor

FrankK frankk12 at verizon.net
Tue Dec 31 12:58:10 MST 2013


Isn't that Charley Brown's dog? 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Dave 
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 12:20 PM 
To: mgs at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Mgs] [Mg-t] Distributor 

very well said.  let's get together on this!  who knows linux?

-----Original Message----- 
From: rmort at bezeqint.net 
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 1:50 AM 
To: mgs at autox.team.net 
Subject: Re: [Mgs] [Mg-t] Distributor 

I'm not convinced that the advent of black box solid state 
electronics will mark the end of the classic car era. Sure, 
the custom, manufacturer correct parts will become NLA, and 
these type of electronics are basically unserviceable once 
they go.
But consider just how much computing power you can get today 
in a form factor the size of, say, a phone, and compare that 
to what was possible even five years ago.  
It's not too far fetched to start to create a programmable 
aftermarket 'universal car computer'. All you would need to 
fabricate are the proper wiring connectors for your specific 
car. The computer would have programmable software modules for 
any automotive system that might be computer controlled (from 
ignition to entertainment, and everything in between), and you 
would update it with the software profile of your specific 
car.
Ideally, it would be open source and highly configurable, so 
that not only could you precisely match the specs of the 
original computer, but you could also customize as well - 
modify engine controls to better match a no-longer-stock 
engine, for example.

Even the really complex electronics of, say, a Hybrid Lexus, 
are just sensors and software in the end. Getting the 
manufacturers on board would help in creating the software 
profile for specific cars, but it wouldn't truly be necessary.
If the software was reasonably well designed, a basic 
understanding of the required functions should be enough to 
backwards engineer the programming for any given model. And of 
course, you only have to do each model once. Once somebody has 
figured it out, sharing the programming is as easy as 
downloading a file from the internet.

There will probably be a cottage industry of software mods as 
well, like the 'go-faster' chips you can buy in the magazines, 
only far more sophisticated and customizable.

Hmm, I think I may have just found my million-dollar-idea...
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