Analog DIY versus Digital DIY

[Steven Curtin]

At 03:06 AM 5/6/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>Now, what would you all consider more important at this time - learning
>>analog, or learning digital?  
>-well, one of my parents' EE friends once told me "any schmuck can do
>digital, learn analog", though i don't know if i agree with that one :) ..
>the importance of either field is dependent pretty much upon all of those
>different considerations you listed and how much weight each one has with
you.. 

Also remember that Digital is ultimately running on an Analog medium.  I'm
frequently reminded that many digital problems come down to bad contacts,
proximity, grounding and a host of other things that need to be correct for
any reliable circuit.

Steve C

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