QUOTE: Originally posted by FJ and G ... Also, I find it particularly amusing that some who complain about complex electronics parts in modern trains just happen to own a computer, several TV remotes, and a car controlled by a computer chip.
Bob Nelson
QUOTE: Originally posted by lionelsoni Dave, some may be inconsistent; but I am a confirmed Luddite: I run DOS on my wife's cast-off computer at home. I use Q-Basic at work (GPS navigation design). I drive 1971 and 1962 cars. I replace the computers in my toy locomotives with electromechanical e-units. I would cut some slack for those who simply cannot find low-tech appliances. Does anyone make a TV without a remote or a car without computers? In any case, chaqu'un a son goust.
brianel, Agent 027
"Praise the Lord. I may not have everything I desire, but the Lord has come through for what I need."
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
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