Reply to "Why are we running our trains with outdated technology?"

Looney TunesOGR Forum Member

Originally Posted by superwarp1:

<snip> No need for operating systems and boy you have the starting of common operating standard in O gauge. <snip>

Gary,

I think you are right on the money with this observation. AND if the common operating standard is open sourced, even better. That way anyone in this forum or in the broader hobby can participate and make the OS even better!.

Hopefully the big manufacturers see the writing on the wall and get there on their own, or a 3rd party vendor will beat them to the punch.

I would upgrade every engine I own to such a system. Wifi enabled, run from a smart phone or tablet, or for those who like the feel of a traditional control system, just offer one that will convert the analog inputs to digital and send it out the wifi.

The beauty of such a system is that it's not limited.

Thanks for starting such an interesting thread.

Jon

2/7/152:16 PM

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