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7. "RE: A shadowy flight, etc."
In response to message #6
 
   >
>>The readouts, yes. The buttons, I'm not so sure. I think that if I
>>had FLAG's budget now, I'd be looking at touchscreens, and those would
>>mostly be used when the driver wanted to override KITT, and didn't
>>feel like arguing with him.
>
>Is there an engineering consensus on the benefits and drawbacks of
>touchscreens in something like a military vehicle, which is
>kinda/sorta what KITT is?
>

There probably is, and you're probably right. On the other hand, Knight Rider wasn't especially concerned with real-world design considerations, or they wouldn't have had the Passive Laser Restraint System.

Peter Eng
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   RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Mercutio Jul-13-16 1
      RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Gryphonadmin Jul-13-16 2
          RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Mercutio Jul-13-16 3
              RE: A shadowy flight, etc. pjmoyermoderator Jul-13-16 4
              RE: A shadowy flight, etc. BobSchroeck Jul-13-16 9
                  RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Gryphonadmin Jul-13-16 11
                      RE: A shadowy flight, etc. BobSchroeck Jul-14-16 17
                  RE: A shadowy flight, etc. TheOtherSean Jul-15-16 29
              RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Gryphonadmin Jul-13-16 10
                  RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Mercutio Jul-13-16 15
              RE: A shadowy flight, etc. JFerio Jul-13-16 12
              RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Wiregeek Jul-14-16 22
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                      RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Wiregeek Jul-15-16 26
                  RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Gryphonadmin Jul-14-16 24
                      RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Wiregeek Jul-15-16 27
                          RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Gryphonadmin Jul-15-16 28
   RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Peter Eng Jul-13-16 5
      RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Mercutio Jul-13-16 6
         RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Peter Eng Jul-13-16 7
          RE: A shadowy flight, etc. JFerio Jul-13-16 13
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      RE: A shadowy flight, etc. Gryphonadmin Jul-13-16 8
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