I changed the header subject to better reflect the discussion.

Unfortunately we lose the thread that way: I think here is where it
departed:
"raypsi" wrote in message
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On Sep 3, 2:54 pm, Michael Black wrote:
On Wed, 3 Sep 2008, raypsi wrote:
Hey Gary,

Rocks aren't cheap ...
I know the real reason crystals took a back seat, and it's not what anybody
thinks
happened.

73 OM

n8zu

now even the Extra Class is code free.

As is the free memorization EC exam. No real electronic knowledge
required to pass.

And no experience necessary.

Typewriters, VCRs and CW are all obsolete by todays
technical standards. Some still use them because like
you and I they like to. That doesn't make them less old
technology. (Think horse/buggy analogy)

So obsolete means there is no commercial or consumer application that
immediately comes to mind, or does it mean that it is fun to do???

So the word "obsolete" is a subjective word reflecting your own usage.
Could something be obsolete if it was old but was better suited to your
application? Or does that make your application obsolete? Is the
automobile obsolete because of air travel? Is rail transportation obsolete
because of trucks? Does obsolete most often refer to something you don't
want someone else to use? Is the word "obsolete" obsolete because too many
definitions have become attatched to it?

OK WHICH DIGITAL do you use.
Head copy.
how are you going to make the contact that is gone in 60 seconds
I'm not. I prefer CW ragchewing. Different strokes...

Bingo! Now what of the guy that has called CQ two or three times and goes
away?
Head copy is the only way to pounce on the contact before they QSY or
someone else picks them up.

It means YOUR BRAIN might not be obsolete after all!!