Analog's twilight: Slowly, digital trumps physical

By TED ANTHONY , AP National Writer, Technology / Hi Tech

Founder and CEO of iMemories, Mark Rukavina holds up a photo of his family on his iPhone and behind him and online video appears at iMemories corporate headquarters facility Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, in Scottsdale, Ariz. The iMemories company converts videotape, old home movies motion pictures, film, vinyl or pictures into high quality digitized formats. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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(AP) -- Sometimes, in the decades after he came home from World War II, it seemed as if the movie camera was surgically attached to Christoffel Teeuwissen's hand.

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Posted by Velanarris 10/13/08 20:08

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Too bad digital is just a segment of analog.

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Posted by hudres 10/14/08 15:50

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Try as you may, but there is no way to eliminate analog entirely. We live in an analog world. There are many things that can never be done using digital technology.

There is a place for everything in our society and it is up to us to learn how to pick and choose which technology to use and where to use it. We must be wary of falling into the trap of "Technology for technology's sake" (using the latest technology just because it is there).

What is unfortunate is that our engineering schools don't get this and have largely eliminate analog technology from the class offerings and degree requirements. This is a serious mistake and if not corrected will cause stumbling blocks to occur in the path of technological development. That is, until someone "rediscovers" analog.