Re:Apple targets car production by 2024, eyes ‘next level’ b...
by WalterBright on Monday December 21, 2020 @11:53PM
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These problems have long been solved. Then, 20 years ago, it was all forgotten.
Behold my 1989 Bronco II:
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MAX A/C PANEL PNL/FLR FLOOR FLR/DEF DEFROST
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COOL WARM
OFF * * * HI
PUSH FOR A/C
It has two sliders with positions as labeled above, then a rotating knob with 5 detented positions for the fan, and the label PUSH FOR A/C. The COOL to WARM slider is also color coded blue fading to red.
Turning on the headlights lights the display.
No manual is needed to fully operate it. I never even had the manual for that car. The knob and sliders are trivial, tactile, and visual. There are no modes.
Behold my 1989 Bronco II:
It has two sliders with positions as labeled above, then a rotating knob with 5 detented positions for the fan, and the label PUSH FOR A/C. The COOL to WARM slider is also color coded blue fading to red.Turning on the headlights lights the display.
No manual is needed to fully operate it. I never even had the manual for that car. The knob and sliders are trivial, tactile, and visual. There are no modes.
It's near perfection in user interface design.