On 10 Aug 2003 at 19:03, T Rittenhouse wrote: > I wonder why everybody thinks, I said that digital is not here to stay. If > you don't think digital cameras are a fad how do you explain the idea of a > digital disposable camera. Does it make any economic sense at all. Maybe in a > few years it will be cheaper to produce than a film disposable, but right now it > only makes sense from the digital mania point of view. That is, by my > definition, a fad.
My prediction: Digital is hear to stay in all of its current areas of utilization, some analogue complementary systems may continue in parallel but they certainly won't be main-stream. More traditionally analogue systems will be digitized as interface electronics becomes quicker and cheaper. Digitizing information unifies the data, unification means that storage systems can be shared and information transport and manipulation is easy. There 'ain't no goin' back. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
