We should be grateful ( was Re: A message from Auntie )

[artisticforge .]

Hello;

I remember valves (tubes) and discrete transistors. ;-)
best wireless i had was valves (tubes)


On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Peter S Kirk <peter.kirk at isauk.biz> wrote:
> On 1 Nov 2014 at 22:27, Owen Smith Owen Smith <owen.smith at cantab.net>
> wrote:
>
>> This is a problem the BBC should have foreseen. As soon as you put software into embedded devices like TVs or PVRs,
>> either you have to support it for at least 10 years or you will break someone's viewing experience. It appears to me
>> that insufficient thought was given to this. I've been in the software industry for nearly 30 years and I foresaw
>> problems like this about 3 years ago.
>
> Very true and the main reason I delay purchasing any new devices until the
> technology, software etc has matured. We've seen this before with early
> Freeview boxes becoming obsolete due to EPG and other changes. Prior to
> that the change from analogue to digital made millions (?) of satellite
> receivers obsolete. Plus the obsolescence of tied hardware such as
> OnDigital and Maxwell's BSB squariel receivers and dishes.
>
> Even if some manufacturers do release a firmware update, a significant
> proportion of owners will never know and even if they do the instructions
> to apply it will be gobbledygook for them (eg my mum and brother)
>
> Your "been in the software industry for nearly 30 years" made me think.
> Same here, been in IT since 1984.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter
>
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