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I would hope that this type of hardware can be offset by the fact that these devices don't suffer obsolescence the same way other digital devices do, which need
by matt_wulfeck 10y ago
I would hope that this type of hardware can be offset by the fact that these devices don't suffer obsolescence the same way other digital devices do, which need to be replaced because there's no longer 802.11b networks around etc.
- karthikb 10y agoIn many ways they're worse, especially specialized test equipment and protocol analyzers, because they're designed to evaluate the very thing that goes obsolete.
- pjc50 10y agoYes and no. At work we have a scope that will let you save traces onto a 1.44Mb floppy disk. Other people have test gear that runs DOS or Windows XP.
- vvanders 10y agoThere's also the issue of calibration and recertification. Some industries can skip it but I'm guessing it's a hard requirement in the medical field.