Subj : Weekly nodelist report on noteworthy changes (278)
To   : Dmitry Protasoff
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Tue Oct 08 2024 14:40:27

Hello Dmitry,

On Tuesday October 08 2024 13:23, you wrote to me:

 MV>> My guess is that CSD is dead almost everywhere. It has long ago
 MV>> been replaced by the next generations of data over the air. First
 MV>> UMTS, then G3, G4 and now G5. All the ancient first generation
 MV>> devcices are long gone.

 DP> But what are museums for? To preserve and entertain :)

There are limits to what can reasonably be preserved. One can display the old devices but to make them run again often requires an anvironment that is just gone and can not be recovered within the limits of reasonable effort.

In the city of Utrecht, some fifteen km from here, there is a train museum. All kind of beautifull old stuff is on display. Very interesting. But these century old trains will never bring people from A to B again. Recreating the environment in which they could function is just not doable any more. And letting them run on the tracks in use now interferes too much with current railroad operating practice. So we will just have to satisfy ourselves with the static display of these antique jewels of technology.


Cheers, Michiel

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