11-08-2010, 07:43 PM
DC does change and it has changed a lot. In the 1960s DC controllers were of mostly the rheostat type, then came solid-state electronics and things changed. Now you have controllers with inertia, simulated breaking, back EMF, PWM and all manner of things. I think the word 'Digital' in DCC frightens many people. Do you still get up from your comfy chair and change channels on the tv with a great big round knob, or do you press a button on the remote? The remote is a digital device.
Yes, technology changes all the time, but I only get something that makes things easier or improves my enjoyment. I have a digital camera because it makes it a doddle to upload pictures to the internet. I don't have a mobile (cell) phone because when I go out I don't want to be bothered with people calling me every 5 seconds. In the 1950s very few of us here in Olde England had a fridge or a washing machine, but we did have DC controlled model locos. Things change. As Yoda would say, "It is the way of thngs".
For those who aren't die hard DCers ( I know you'll never be convinced to go DCC), here's a bit more digital fun. A Model Railroader review of a Roco Digital train set with operating pantographs and opening doors.
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Yes, technology changes all the time, but I only get something that makes things easier or improves my enjoyment. I have a digital camera because it makes it a doddle to upload pictures to the internet. I don't have a mobile (cell) phone because when I go out I don't want to be bothered with people calling me every 5 seconds. In the 1950s very few of us here in Olde England had a fridge or a washing machine, but we did have DC controlled model locos. Things change. As Yoda would say, "It is the way of thngs".
For those who aren't die hard DCers ( I know you'll never be convinced to go DCC), here's a bit more digital fun. A Model Railroader review of a Roco Digital train set with operating pantographs and opening doors.
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