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Re: The joy of Linux

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: The joy of Linux
Date 2024-11-11 03:03 +0000
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On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:44:38 -0500, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

>  THESE days with fuel injection and smarter ignition
>    and aluminum pistons you can likely replace those 200 sixes with a
>    200 straight or V-4 and get the same or even better performance. But,
>    for for the day ... the tough/simple/ez-service cast-iron solution.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/first-drives/reviews/a5041/
performance-tests-first-drives-1965-ford-mustang-r-and-t-archive-drive/

They didn't deign to test the 6, only the 260 and 289 V-8s but

"The straight-line performance of the Mustangs we tried was about what you 
would expect. In all three versions, there was a tendency to lift the 
right rear wheel under hard acceleration but once underway the Mustang 
accelerated away at a brisk rate—the 289 4-speed getting through the 
standing quarter mile in about 16 sec, the automatic making it in about 
17, a second slower, and the 3-speed 260 being about a second slower that 
that."

https://www.zeroto60times.com/vehicle-make/toyota-0-60-mph-times/

Most of the Yaris quarter mile times are in the 17 second range. The I4 
engine is a whipping 91 cubic inches (1.5 L). 2018 was the last year for 
the Yaris hatchback in the US. Even then the 4 door sedan was a rebadged 
Mazda 2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_GR_Yaris

I'd love to get one of those but that's not happening in the US.

Looking back at the '60s and '70s is depressing when it comes to what we 
thought were cool rides. I had a '71 AMC Javelin rental that I thought was 
a classy way to get around Minnesota at 90 mph or so.

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/vintage-reviews/vintage-road-test-1971-
amc-javelin-road-test-magazine-evaluates-a-regular-pony-car/

360 ci and 16.08 in the quarter. A Prius might embarrass it stop light to 
stop light.

I don't think Moore's Law is applicable to cars but there is the same 
relationship when I compare my phone to hot computers of the past. 


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Re: The joy of Linux Lars Poulsen <lars@cleo.beagle-ears.com> - 2024-11-03 19:19 +0000
  Re: The joy of Linux Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-03 23:28 +0000
  Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-04 13:19 +0000
    Re: The joy of Linux Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-04 22:13 +0000
      Re: The joy of Linux "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-04 22:33 -0500
        Re: The joy of Linux Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-06 23:00 +0000
    Re: The joy of Linux John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-04 14:26 -0800
      Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-05 13:53 +0000
        Re: The joy of Linux "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-06 03:35 -0500
          Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-06 11:31 +0000
            Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-06 17:59 +0000
              Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-06 18:44 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-06 18:55 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-07 10:40 +0000
                OT: (politics) [was Re: The joy of Linux] Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-11-08 03:28 +0000
                Re: OT: (politics) [was Re: The joy of Linux] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-08 12:37 +0000
                Re: OT: (politics) [was Re: The joy of Linux] Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-11-08 15:50 +0000
                Re: OT: (politics) [was Re: The joy of Linux] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-09 06:01 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-11-06 21:55 +0100
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-07 11:25 +0000
              Re: The joy of Linux D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-11-06 21:46 +0100
                Re: The joy of Linux Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2024-11-06 16:43 -0500
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-07 10:50 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-07 01:31 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-07 10:52 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-07 20:10 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-08 03:06 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-08 04:12 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-08 12:43 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-08 18:56 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux Pancho <Pancho.Jones@proton.me> - 2024-11-08 22:33 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-09 02:16 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-07 10:45 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-11-07 19:23 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-08 02:46 +0000
            Re: The joy of Linux Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2024-11-06 22:59 +0000
          Re: The joy of Linux Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-11-06 13:20 +0000
            Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-06 14:04 +0000
              Re: The joy of Linux D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-11-06 16:49 +0100
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-06 18:40 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-06 18:52 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2024-11-06 11:14 -0800
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-07 01:18 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-11-06 21:56 +0100
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-07 01:21 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-11-06 21:52 +0100
                Re: The joy of Linux Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2024-11-07 05:11 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-07 11:50 +0000
              Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-06 18:09 +0000
            Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-06 18:05 +0000
              Re: The joy of Linux Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2024-11-06 18:17 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-06 19:01 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-09 20:37 -0500
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-10 02:38 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-10 02:08 -0500
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-10 08:33 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-11-10 19:53 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-11 00:29 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-10 19:44 -0500
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-11 03:03 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-12 01:19 -0500
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-12 07:47 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-13 03:19 -0500
                Re: The joy of Linux rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-11-13 18:30 +0000
                Re: The joy of Linux "186282@ud0s4.net" <186283@ud0s4.net> - 2024-11-14 00:59 -0500
                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-12 08:38 +0000
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                Re: The joy of Linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-11-13 08:57 +0000
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