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The 1989 Buick Reatta had a CRT touchscreen computer to replace the knobs for A/C, fan speed, radio and stuff. It added no value to the experience, was prone to
by dirktheman 7y ago
The 1989 Buick Reatta had a CRT touchscreen computer to replace the knobs for A/C, fan speed, radio and stuff. It added no value to the experience, was prone to malfunctioning and, subsequently, wasn't very popular. (More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Reatta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Reatta)
Form will always follow function to some extent. I'm not saying screens are inherently a bad thing in cars, but screens that mimic a physical button instead of, well, physical buttons? That's just stupid.
- ehnto 7y agoI found it interesting that the HUD didn't take off until recently. HUDs where available in consumer grade cars in the 80s, but fell out of fashion the next year mode of cars.
- agumonkey 7y agoit looks ultra sexy to my 80s kid eyes though https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Buick+Reatta+touchscreen&t=ffcm&iax=videos&ia=videos https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Buick+Reatta+touchscreen&t=ffcm&ia...