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From: not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject: Re: Why use computer controlled farm machines?
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Carlos E. R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> On 2026-11-06 14:26, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 06/11/2026 13:18, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>>> I recently heard about a startup in Alberta whose goal is
>>>> to build "computer-free" tractors.
>>>
>>> Sounds nice, except when a farmer needs to seed a farm with precise 
>>> GPS controlled lines and holes.
>>>
>> Golly. However did we manage before semiconductors
> 
> I'm not a farmer, but I have been told that seeding a farm with a gps 
> controlled seeded has numerous advantages, enough to invest in the 
> technology.

Investing in that technology only requires buying one of the
separate tractor GPS units and bolting it on to the farmer's
existing, potentially computer-free, tractor.

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