17 Oct
2025
17 Oct
'25
8:21 p.m.
Again, Britain had the best car styling too. XKE, DB4 etc…
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On Oct 17, 2025, at 18:18, ben via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 2025-10-17 6:43 p.m., Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote:
The USA had cheap shipping from Japan and Now China.
The UK is still the long way around.The UK production(iron,steel,ships..) lost to the USA
Since the 1890's.
On Sat,
18 Oct 2025, Wayne S wrote:
The British are great at designing things, but rubbish at actually making them. So they
have to be made somewhere else if they can be. Do the British actually make anything
anymore?
For that matter, does USA still make anything anymore?
What percentage of computers used in USA are made in USA?
What percentage for major parts, such as disk drives, LCD screens, etc.?
What percentage of minor parts and non bespoke hardware?
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin(a)xenosoft.com
Ben.