[alfa] Re: The iPod Finally

[Benjamin Kaupp <bkaupp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Biba-

See my comments below, feel free to ask anything else on/off list.

-Ben Kaupp
'78 Spider (got a speeding ticket because I was racing a dying 
battery/dead alternator home. Oh well)

On Jul 14, 2004, at 3:04 PM, alfacybersite wrote:


> Ben, hey, I was / am impressed. I won't deny you've made a lot of
> decisions I wouldn't, but I don't own your car.
Some day when solar power has made me very rich I'll get you to do a 
coupe for me. Until then I get to deal with my incredibly shaggy Spider 
and save up for one of those mirrors you sell. Oh well, it gets me 
where I want to go (he says, within sight of the dead spider).

> I had hoped the iPod was inside. I know nothing about iPod's, but was
> pretty sure the ashtray door wouldn't allow access to everything needed
> if installed inside. Doesn't Apple make a clip for the iPod? I would
> think many would want to support the unit so it doesn't move around, 
> yet
> could be removed quickly.
If you look at the page linked from the bottom of the iPod page, you 
can see a picture of how it used to be mounted (kinda stuck to the cig 
lighter). That seemed a bit bulky to me, thus the new method. As far as 
Apple is concerned, they are run by Steve Jobs, one of the biggest 
egomaniacs ever. The most annoying thing about him is that he totally 
earned his ego, but that's another story. He dictated that the iPod be 
as small as possible and so they made it small and required clips to be 
aftermarket. There are quite a few choices in the iPod clip market, but 
none are particularly elegant.


> I'll go back and reread your page but didn't see where the remote came
> into play.
As you mentioned before, the iPod's controls are invisible (and 
therefore unusable) so I use the remote instead.


> I'm going to send my ('69 Spider) client the URL of your very detailed
> description.
>
> On another front, haven't received the hot-rodded Blaupunkt Frankfurt
> radio. They are having problems with trying to sync the dial with the
> stations. My guess it would be a virtually impossible thing to do. I
> have the feeling the iPod will be the main source of sound anyway. 
> Since
> there are pushbuttons, does it really matter if you want to listen to
> 105.1 but it goes to 98.1 as long as the station you want to listen to
> pops on?
You mean, like my old TV where channel 4 indicated was actually channel 
28? I guess that wouldn't matter, but it might be a bit annoying. Of 
course, I would defer to the Frankfurters on this note. Sounds like 
your radio's gonna be a real hot dog. I hope it cuts the mustard with 
your client (sorry, I'll stop).

> For those of you not familiar with the '69 ashtray, it has the same
> ashtray as on Ben's Spider, but is mounted in a self standing unit.
>
> Biba
> Irwindale, CA USA
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