Re: alfa-digest V7 #368

[Alan Lambert <gerard@xxxxxxx>]

methinks you be taking Jonathan too seriously!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



On Wed, 6 Jan 1999, David R Johnson wrote:

> On Jan 6,  3:50pm, JKirshtein wrote:
> 
> > The following excerpt was taken from a communication between Fiat and Ardona:
> >
> > ".....Bosch has confirmed that y2k does have an effect on certain
> > configurations of Motronic. The defect affects the rev limiter....the limiter
> > logic recognizes the present redline as the calender year 2000, which signals
> > the controller to provide spark for maximum rpm, even though the throttle
> > angle may indicate otherwise...."
> 
> OK, is it just me or does this make absolutely no sense whatsoever!  Computers
> do not mistakenly recognise numbers for different formats.  If a variable is a
> date, the computer treats it that way and ditto for a rev limit.  There is no
> reason to compare the two unless some joker deliberately sabotaged the
> software.  Did I miss something here?  I think someone is playing a little
> joke.
> 
> Dave J.
> 1982 GTV6 (has run for 17 years - will it ultimately be defeated by Y2K?)
> 
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Alan G. Lambert___________________________________<gerard@domain.elided>
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