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To: Robert Winchell who wrote (1118)	6/2/1998 1:49:00 AM
From: Kal	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1600

I just bought a new car, I'll keep the brand name a secret. The manufacturer suggests to have the radio on all the time. If you turn the radio off, the car will still work, but you cannot change its state, IE, if you're going 85 MPH and turn off the radio, the car keeps going that speed. If you're turning right, the steering wheel stays turned to the right if you turn off the radio. If you step on the brakes and turn off the radio, the car keeps them applied. The manufacturer claims the car's engine and main functionality is independent of the radio, and you still can operate it. But you lose basic functionality when you turn off the radio. The manufacturer decided to tie in the radio with the basic functionality of the car after it noticed a particular radio manufacturer having its radios in most cars. The car manufacturer's claims are correct- the basic functionality of the car is changed without the radio on (if you consider the controls (brakes, accel, clutch) a base functionality.