XPost: rec.audio.pro, comp.dsp   
   From: walkinay@nv.net   
      
   "Mr.T"  wrote:   
      
   > "Dick Pierce"  wrote in message   
   > news:iclob3$774$1@speranza.aioe.org...   
   > > A lot of us on this group remember quite clearly paying   
   > > for each and every call, having to gather up a king's   
   > > ransom to call 100 miles much less a couple of states   
   > > away, being forbidden from  actually owning a telephone,   
   > > which came with a round thingy on it, party lines and   
   > > paying, in terms of real dollars, about ten times what   
   > > I pay now for a land-line service that provides me with   
   > > far more actually useful services than even existed   
   > > back then.   
   >   
   > Yep, technology has improved in many other areas too, computers have dropped   
   > in price and increased in performance far more than telephony. It would be   
   > really sad if we were stuck with the same computers, and same phone service   
   > we had 50 years ago.   
      
   Did we seem sad b efore all this tech arrived?   
      
   > Many would argue audio (music) technology hasn't made   
   > as much improvement though, but costs have certainly reduced, in real terms   
   > at least.   
   >   
   > MrT.   
      
   The limits of analog signal handling were approached long ago.   
      
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