Subj : Re: Computers
To   : Nightfox
From : Jimmy Anderson
Date : Sat May 03 2025 23:45:00

-=> Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 PF> I'm surprised CB radio isn't hanging on more with the truckers. I took a
 PF> long trip up I-80 and was expecting to see CB antennas on trucks like I
 PF> did when I was a kid - only the odd truck had a visible CB antenna.

 PF> It seems like such a great way to pass time with whoever's around you when
 PF> you're on the road - especially when trying to get traffic and road
 PF> conditions.

 Ni> Maybe truckers have other things now with smartphones.  I wonder if
 Ni> there's a smartphone app that provides something similar to CB radio,
 Ni> with different voice chat channels on some central server(s)..  Also, I
 Ni> imagine there are smartphone apps that could provide voice-controlled
 Ni> games you could play (trivia games, Q&A guessing games, etc.).

Good points... And with GPS's re-routing you around bad traffic
conditions, even that is less of an urgent need. :-)

Add on hands free calling and you just talk to your heart's content
with people you already know.

Of course you don't meet new people, but still... :-)



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