re why dc will be the way of the future in r ub mgl access digex net prb access digex com pat writes in article apr julian uwo ca jdnicoll prism ccs uwo ca james davis nicoll writes hmmm i seem to recall that the attraction of solid state record players and radios in the s wasn t better performance but lower per unit cost than vacuum tube systems i don t think so at first but solid state offered better reliabity id bet and any lower costs would be only after the processes really scaled up careful making statements about how solid state is generally more reliable than analog will get you a nasty follow up from tommy mac or pat wait a minute you are pat pleased to see that you re not suffering from the bugaboos of a small mind insisting on perfect safety is for people who don t have the balls to live in the real world mary shafer nasa ames dryden fred mccall dseg ti com i don t speak for others and they don t speak for me
