Appliances Versus Computers
Appliances. Don't we all have them? Don't they break down a lot? The more complex they become, the more improbable a repair is to work [1, 2]. Live and learn. As Andy put it a couple of days ago:
So here's singing the praises of the Indeset/Hotpoint IDC85 for;
- simplicity
- no digital components
- no internet nonsense
- no complex electronics
- serviceable design
My percolator does not have a display. It has only one button: power. It has worked for many years already, making perhaps 2,000 litres of coffee. Months ago I purchased a Nima electric grinder for coffee beans. That too has only one button. It ought to work for many years to come.
Where did society (or industry for that matter) go wrong? Why would some people insist on fridges with Web browsers, kitchen appliances with Wi-Fi, and washing machines with "apps"? It just doesn't make sense.
Let's go back to basics. Not every appliance needs to behave like a computer, even if small computers became cheap. Replacing a computer inside an object of some kind or inside an appliance (which nowadays includes "modern" cars) isn't simple and isn't cheap. █