"Jim Thompson" wrote in
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I'd prefer as it was in my day... multiple systems, so one failure
doesn't stop you completely, as these single uP designs do.

Sad isn't it?

I found out in Albuquerque when the battery developed an open
cell. The dash lights all lit, getting brighter and dimmer with
the rpm. Then I discovered the transmission was electronically
shifted. I barely got it out of traffic.

That's why I like my standard even though they can have problems
too.