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Old 4th Nov 2018, 17:37
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Originally Posted by A Squared
Well, one of the lines of speculation is that the handling problems were exacerbated by the computer control of an automated trim system, as a result of erroneous data being fed into the computer.
The term ‘computer’ is somewhat overstating the technology in the speed-trim system. It is a couple of 286 processors, based upon a Sinclair ZX Spectrum architecture.

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