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Breezley raises a worthwhile point -- computers are changing many aspects of our lives, but MR isn't at the leading edge here (and indeed, this web site sort of reinforces that). MR has had some features on computer graphics and decals, and some not well thought out pieces on Microsoft Train Simulator (which I would suggest is not really part of this hobby) -- but it's said next to nothing on computer based operation packages (such as ShipIt!, ProTrak, Minirail, or RailOp), an area where unbiased product evaluations and other leadership are sorely lacking. In fact, I e-mailed Terry Thompson some time ago asking if he was interested in a piece on this (the type of "query" we're apparently supposed to make), and never got a reply. So in this area, it's not as if MR hasn't had the chance to cover the field -- I think it's more that MR, like bigger media, is stuck in a risk-averse rut. Interesting writers and humorists aren't breaking into the big papers, because the big papers are full-up with the plagiarizing insiders who publi***he same old stuff, recycled. Same with MR, Tony Koester was new and interesting sometime around 1978. <br /> <br />This goes back to the Turtle Creek layout. There's really little reason to have a 4 x 8 layout, other than that's one size of plywood. Yet year after year we mostly have 4 x 8 project layouts, without serious thought to any kind of innovation. Bib media loses circulation because it produces a bland, predictable product. Nobody at MR seems to have connected any dots here.
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