Key Fob Follies

[ShadowsPapa]

lol, just cancel the a-hole(s) who thought it was a good idea to use 80's ibm tech to build the fob 5x bigger, thicker and heavier than needed, remember when a computer filled an entire room? now we slide one into our pockets easier than this fob which does 3 things....things that make you go hmmm

so bring on 2020 please jeep, your pound of butter brick fob and the a-hole(s) who designed it with 80's ibm tech...can please get the can

and thank you minions, for all this added hp

squeak squeak squeak

seriously, did no one look at that and say...this brick that is handled most of a day...and only does 3 things....need to be this ridiculous and gaudy? are we selling to holt renfrew barbies who all carry Louis Vuitton purses? Jeep? really? you sumbitches

You have to go a lot farther back than the 80's for computer tech - the IBM 5150 PC was introduced in 1981. It fit easily on a desktop.
Dad took me for a tour through the plant he worked in in the 1960s and the computers then did line a wall - like you see on Star Trek, flashing lights, spools of tape, the whole bit.
So we'll edit it to say 1960s IBM technology LOL
I do wonder why the FOB is as big as it is since my wife's GCs have come with much smaller fobs, but then they don't have a KEY in them, either...........maybe that's the prevailing reason for the size? OR when your hands are muddy it's hard to press the buttons on the smaller GC fobs of past years?
I'm getting used to it and simply don't have it in my pocket when I don't need it.

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[ShadowsPapa]

So part of your argument about "doesn't need to be this big" was based on a total lack of awareness on one reason why it might be big? Geez.

OMG, but what if solar flares blow out the chip!!

It's a bigger target for neutrinos. One of them will hit an electron in the fob and knock it off course, causing your Jeep to start when you aren't paying attention.

 

[SwampNut]

There was a transition time in computers. I worked on Tandem Non-Stop mainframes and IBM System/36 minis in 1985. Much like key fobs, people who claimed "they don't need to be that big" didn't understand the tech. They did things that the PCs couldn't do at all until at least the late 90s. Now of course my iPhone can blow away a warehouse full of Tandems. I can't quite figure out where to attach the reel to reel tape cabinet though.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

There was a transition time in computers. I worked on Tandem Non-Stop mainframes and IBM System/36 minis in 1985. Much like key fobs, people who claimed "they don't need to be that big" didn't understand the tech. They did things that the PCs couldn't do at all until at least the late 90s. Now of course my iPhone can blow away a warehouse full of Tandems. I can't quite figure out where to attach the reel to reel tape cabinet though.

And here I of all people forgot about the minis. Somewhere I have pictures of the furniture I designed for Principal Financial Group's bank of modems attached to their mini systems. Their maintenance department built the furniture and I setup the modems and made all the connections. That department was so pleased they took photos and shared them with management of our department (I worked in the IT/electric department at that time - token ring, anyone?)

 

[SwampNut]

Token Ring...way too advanced, so much to go wrong. Like you accidentally unplug the cable, and the damn token falls out.

This is why I always preferred Arcnet and thick Ethernet. At least with thick you could run extra large, visible tokens.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Murphy's law - dang things always roll under the desk.

 

[Gumidaka]

Key Fob too big to carry with my other essential keys...

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Key Fob too big to carry with my other essential keys...

I think I see the key to your problem....

 

[WhatExit?]

honestly, they need a 10,000' reviewer after all the engineering to call out the sumbitches when they deserve to be called out, and these particular sumbitches deserved to be called out on that fob, 2020, that fob should be able to do the calcs for lunar landing but it unlocks doors and allows a button to be pushed when inside...face palm, face palm, face palm

if they want to stay ahead of anyone else, specifically the bronco variants taking a run at them, 1. fix the facking fob and 2...to develop a better relationship with current Jeep loyalists and draw even more over to the rebellion, Jeep should develop a killer relationship(or buy them outright) with eaton and whoever makes the gears/axles for these solid axle beauties and off factory ordering process, 3.55 up to 5.13's and whatever lsd's or lockers you'd like at either end...i doubt any other manufacturer would be able to compete with that, and still being the only solid front and rear axle game in town...the loyalists would be even that much more loyal, should pull all the overland sales from the rest of the game too(goodbye toyota, you didn't belong anyway, people should stop wasting their money on you only to come join the rebellion), we should be able to ask for 4.88's from the build stage, true-tracs or e-lockers as well, being solid axles both ends offers a huge advantage that isn't fully being exploited yet by Jeep, tell my i'm wrong?

You're wrong.

And you have too much time on your hands.

Bonus: You may have Key Fob anger issues

 

[WhatExit?]

Inspired by @ACAD_Cowboy

 

[danielspivey]

You're wrong.

And you have too much time on your hands.

Bonus: You may have Key Fob anger issues

Lol, that’s pretty funny you telling someone they have too much time on their hands. Just curious how many hours have you put into your meme’s ? You must be retired and not have kids in the house.

Bonus: you have meme anger issues

 

[ShadowsPapa]

You're wrong.

And you have too much time on your hands.

Bonus: You may have Key Fob anger issues

 

[danielspivey]

Holy crap, whatexit? Is a great singer! You look all grown up... that red spiky hair didnt do you very well...

 

[Jt-wrx]

Wow, some pretty crazy people on here. I dig it. I suppose I fit in just fine.

 

[Jt-wrx]

Key Fob too big to carry with my other essential keys...

building operators, no need to bring them into this discussion

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