[BC] Instant Gratification

[WFIFeng at aol.com]

In a message dated 10/21/2007 2:50:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Radiofreetom at gmail.com writes:

> Interesting note here:  transistors took over from tubes in no small 
>  part because they are "instant on" devices.  I'm tempted to dig out 
>  one of my tube radios and compare the start time from cold tubes to 
>  quality sound, to how long it takes a typical computer to boot, load 
>  the OS, and load and start a streaming audio receiver, the stream to 
>  connect, buffer, and produce "sound"....
>  

You know... you've raised a very good point, here! People are *so impatient* 
these days! If they can't have it *right now* they don't want it. Sigh. 
Generation "Y"? or was it "Z"?

I think your tube radio will be playing "quality audio" *long* before that PC 
can get Windows up and running, let alone launching the streamer. Even just 
the *buffering* ALONE can take as long as some tube radios!

Willie...






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