Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike, > It will be THEORETICALLY possible to create a circuit in the future that > will emulate one that used obsolete components. Yes, and I've said exactly that...but...it's not the "circuit" per se that is the bigger problem... I also think, since you responded to a response to Sal's comment, may be confusing two issues. The point that was being made to Sal, was that Leica doesn't make the components on the circuit boards, so they have no control over their availability. > People do this now with the original Nintendo game system. They stuff a > small general-purpose computer into the old case and run emulation > software. Yes, but that is a different issue. The issue, as far as cameras goes, are the sensors and displays. They are both electronic and mechanical...they have, along with their electrical properties, physical dimensions that must be replicated, more or less, exactly, or they won't work. Circuit boards can be made to any size, but you have to rind a sensor that fits in the mechanical position (or can be adapted to fit) that the camera provides. Displays are even worse, as they have less adaptability. Regards, Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html