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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by dknelson As I recall the 1972 innovation was command control but analog, not "digital" command control. Surely the NMRA did not invent command control or DCC. But it is worth remembering that in the early days of true DCC there was a variety of rival proprietary systems out there that were not compatible. Maybe eventually compatability would have come anyway but surely the NMRA helped here, although much credit has to go to Lenz. They took a page from Columbia records book. Back in 1948 Columbia invented the 12" 33 rpm LP. RCA countered with its 7" 45 rpm records (essentially improving the 78 rpm record). Columbia "gave away" its exclusive rights, to the ultimate benefit of all including Columbia, and eventually RCA switched over too. Lenz benefited from havings its system become the standard, for who knows what system (if any) would have prevailed if they had all just been duking it out? Dave Nelson [/quote] I agree with this and also point out that over time setting a standard and "giving it away" by releasing it to public domain or charging a very nominal licences free has worked great. VHS v Beta and IBM PC v Apple are a couple of other times the standard product won out over the superior product due to easy licencing of technology. Today Linux is trying to do it to Microsoft. Futhermore I submitt that the NMRA charges way to much for their stamped standards gauge. I'm not an expert on digital or analog electronics by no means, but the 1972 article sure looks like DCC to me yet, be that as it may DCC is not a new 21st century technology or idea, or even from the 1990's and wasn't invented by the NMRA or even Lenz I dare say. It's like most people thinks Ford invented cars, Edison invented the light bulbs, Einstein invented Atom Bombs, and the Wright brothers were the first to leave the ground in a machine. All are false, but most people will argue you to death on the subject. It's this spin which I object to. It appears to me that letting people get away with lies or false information is wrong and they should be challanged and held accountable. If you want to call it flaming maybe it is, but that depends on what the definition of is is. Where are the WMD? Where are my flying cars? I'm tired of being lied to, er, mislead... FRED
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