mike gray wrote:

> Ol' Duffer wrote:
>
>> Here's my idea: Since most vehicles seem to be going toward
>> onboard computers anyway, why not install a LAN port in the
>> dashboard with a web server applet and burn the manual files
>> into flash memory? Each vehicle would be furnished with the
>> latest information as it comes down the assembly line, and
>> you could even do automatic updates via XM radio satellite
>> feed. Anyone with a network enabled computer could view the
>> files, print out pages if needed, maintain service logs, etc.
>
>
>
> But how would you figure out how to repair the defective flash memory?
>
> Show me a car over four years old without faulty computer systems....
>

I've got two of them, a 1996 Grand Voyager and a 1994 Chevy K1500. When
do you want to see them? :-)


Matt