I quite liked the article too and thought it made some good points.
I like to think of the 993/986/996 era as the transition era from analog to digital. The cars in this era certainly had digital elements but were still very analog as compared to the cars that came after them (which I think we can all agree are VERY digital).
But in comparison, my 911SC doesn't have any of the tech that the Boxster has; power steering, ABS, traction control (which was an option even on 2.5L Boxster's), electronic climate controls, ECU, OBD-II, push-button top, etc.
And then my friend with a 356 considers my 911SC to be full of "modern" technology like fuel injection, electric windows, air conditioning, automatic choke (aka WUR), etc.
There's probably a guy with a horse somewhere thinking that any mode of transportation that isn't alive and kicking is far too modern.
