Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.usage.english Subject: Re: GNU Date: 2 Apr 2026 02:25:49 GMT Lines: 43 Message-ID: References: <1rsoqz0.19zzbh71ebfb7bN%snipeco.2@gmail.com> <18a11176d0ed8bfb$1717$2710841$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <10q9dle$u3sq$1@dont-email.me> <1rspefm.1yoofvr1xiiol1N%nospam@de-ster.demon.nl> <10qc65n$1silm$23@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net f1yfTALhVmhPYbRpjjAGPgyciSZunhKVs5wwjcyVi0JKoK5Mgh Cancel-Lock: sha1:4BCSQtf4e40s0bvUJ4Z2HgdypaY= sha256:NJcstDlUZh9/l6lkaOgYYDstffYy4vZfQi94LoGNYlM= User-Agent: Pan/0.162 (Pokrosvk) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:85106 alt.usage.english:1142088 On Wed, 1 Apr 2026 21:27:18 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: > On 2026-03-31 22:49, rbowman wrote: >> On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:28:55 +0200, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> >>> Indeed. But the car I had like that was also only 850 Kg. >> >> The '49 New Yorker I had was unchanged from the '48. >> >> https://www.conceptcarz.com/s10112/chrysler-new-yorker.aspx >> >> It was a bit heavier: 1805.298 kg. That was puny compared to my Lincoln >> at 2328 kg. but the Lincoln had power steering. Power everything, in >> fact. >> >> https://www.carfolio.com/lincoln-continental-112761?car=112761 >> >> >> The Mark II Sprite was 660 kg. and didn't have PS. >> >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin-Healey_Sprite > > Uff. A traditional American car without PS or PB must be a beast to > drive. The Chrysler was a bit of a beast because of the cast iron straight-8 engine but most were not bad. The steering box was geared lower and the steering wheel itself might have been a bit larger. The experience was noting like a PS car when the pump fails because the PS gearboxes were geared for faster response. The brake pedal might have required a little more pressure but if that was all you knew... The real problem was someone transitioning from a manual transmission to AT/PB. I don't think they do it anymore, but AT brake pedals were extended to the area where the clutch pedal had been. Until you go use to it you would get ready to shift by forcefully depressing the clutch pedal that had morphed into a power brake pedal. You can guess at the result. Seat belts, if they were even present, were only a lap belt.