[geeks] PC Hardware (Power Supplies)

[Shannon Hendrix]

On Mar 4, 2008, at 12:40 , Sandwich Maker wrote:

> " From: Sridhar Ayengar <ploopster at gmail.com>
> "
> " jvdg at sparcpark.net wrote:
> " > Jochen Kunz wrote:
> " >
> " >
> " > There are still models that sport the quintessential Citroen  
> hydropneumatic
> " > suspension system.
>
> it tells you something though, that even long after any patents
> must've expired nobody else has jumped on it.
>
> " >> The DS is really unique. I think there are only two other cars  
> build
> " >> over a longer period of time then the DS: Citroen 2CV and VW  
> Beetle.
> " >
> " >
> " > Citroen DS: 1955 - 1976 (21 y)
> " >
> " > Porsche 911: 1964 - present (43 y)
>
> aren't the latest '911s' known to the cognoscenti as 998s?  how much
> besides general layout do they really share with the original 911?

Very little.

The "new" 911 is not a 911 except in name.

It is redesigned, handles differently, and is essentially a totally  
different car.

However, the car has *always* been known by two numbers.

One is the car name: 911.

The other is the "type".

For example, a 1989 Porsche 911 was a Type 964, while the 1994 Porsche  
911 was a Type 993.

This dual-number scheme has been true I believe from the first 911  
model.




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