All the IT folk in "What do you do for a living" thread
10 January 2005, 10:16 PM
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All the IT folk in "What do you do for a living" thread
So, if this many folk in the "what do you do for a living thread" are in IT, surely someone could have posted a suggestion to this:
Does anyone else have the same in-dash display as me in my 99 GT-B, it is called a VICS unit, and if the literature on import Legacy's is correct, than as well as giving a rather Gucci display of how the aircon system is working(the main reason that I can't get rid of it), it has sat-nav (which is currently still in japanese, according to it, I'm 1185KM from my destination, sitting in the middle of an ocean, a la James Bond Lotus stylee) and can be used as a TV tuner/display. There is a CD drive for the satnav behind the screen. If any one has any experience or any suggestion on how to make it work for more than just the air-con, it would be much appreciated.
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http://uk.msnusers.com/GT-BVICSDASH
C'mon, show us that you are good at your job and not just relying on someone else's intelligence.
Does anyone else have the same in-dash display as me in my 99 GT-B, it is called a VICS unit, and if the literature on import Legacy's is correct, than as well as giving a rather Gucci display of how the aircon system is working(the main reason that I can't get rid of it), it has sat-nav (which is currently still in japanese, according to it, I'm 1185KM from my destination, sitting in the middle of an ocean, a la James Bond Lotus stylee) and can be used as a TV tuner/display. There is a CD drive for the satnav behind the screen. If any one has any experience or any suggestion on how to make it work for more than just the air-con, it would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Craig
http://uk.msnusers.com/GT-BVICSDASH
C'mon, show us that you are good at your job and not just relying on someone else's intelligence.
11 January 2005, 01:21 AM
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feasibilty study
I think the requirements are clouded here: I believe that the supporting functions should not overshadow the purpose of the system.
Have you tried getting out of the vehicle, then getting back in it
Have you tried getting out of the vehicle, then getting back in it
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11 January 2005, 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by HOUSEQUAKE
I think the requirements are clouded here: I believe that the supporting functions should not overshadow the purpose of the system.
Have you tried getting out of the vehicle, then getting back in it
Have you tried getting out of the vehicle, then getting back in it
More seriously, have you had a look on any stateside or Aussie/NZ websites. Japan can't be the only place they sell these things. Someone's bound to have fixed it... somehow....
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11 January 2005, 09:18 AM
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ahh, youve bought the old model sir, you need the new one with the deregulated snert valve.
(It Sales & consultancy long time ago, now build huge IP networks for video delivery)
(It Sales & consultancy long time ago, now build huge IP networks for video delivery)
11 January 2005, 11:12 AM
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it is well known in IT that 99.999999999% of all computer related problems are user error 
oh, btw I didnt press that key
oh, btw I didnt press that key
11 January 2005, 11:23 AM
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I had something similar on my old JDM prelude (japanese Satnav / Climate control functions / TV).
Talk to a Subaru Dealer, if your system was an option for the UK then you should be able to buy the UK road map disk. If it was not an option then you won't!
I found that maps for my system were available for the US and Japan only (I think Australia aswell). Nice touchscreen for the AC though!
Good luck!
Talk to a Subaru Dealer, if your system was an option for the UK then you should be able to buy the UK road map disk. If it was not an option then you won't!
I found that maps for my system were available for the US and Japan only (I think Australia aswell). Nice touchscreen for the AC though!
Good luck!
11 January 2005, 12:38 PM
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the classic excuses in my industry ...
"It's not a bug, it's a feature"
- "well, it works on my machine..."
- "I've never seen that before !"
- "I didn't write that code, he did"
- "I thought that's what you wanted it to do ?"
"It's not a bug, it's a feature"
11 January 2005, 01:36 PM
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Rofl -
Has anyone noticed how the user, having been bounced around umpteen different IT departments, has given up on his fault and has either fixed it himself or learned to live with it
Has anyone noticed how the user, having been bounced around umpteen different IT departments, has given up on his fault and has either fixed it himself or learned to live with it
11 January 2005, 01:42 PM
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Give me a week* to disassemble the firmware, rewrite it, and make it much more efficient
Steve (Software Engineer)
*week = somewhere between a week and two years
Steve (Software Engineer)
*week = somewhere between a week and two years
