On Feb 6, 2004, at 7:36 AM, Alan J. Richer wrote:
>
>
> --- Robert MacCormick <Robert.MacCormick@olin.edu> wrote:
>>
>> I use a computer to set things diagnose problems and
>> reset codes.....How
>> soon will I pludding the silly thing into macafee or some
>> other such
>> thing for updates....
>
> Considering the average ECU doesn't have any real IO
> routines for executable code, not for the present, I'd
> think. If it's got no place to accept programming or a way
> to execute code, then it's immune.
>
> Car computers are relatively stupid, simgle-purpose devices
> that are nowhere near as flexible as a general purpose
> computing device - and they should be kept that way. If you
> must have this electrickery keep it to the KISS principle.
>
> It's bad enough my RR has ABS and the EFI....but we've been
> down this path before again and again and again...8*)
>
> ajr
>
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