[sdiy] Is everything digital?

[Glen]

At 02:36 PM 5/15/2005 , Roy J. Tellason wrote:
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>On Saturday 14 May 2005 12:12 pm, Glen wrote:
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>> There should be no reason we couldn't *theoretically* have digital circuitry
>> with a billion possible voltage states.
>
>Yeah there is,  and it's wrapped up in one word -- significance.
>
>It's like those gas pumps when I fuel up,  do they *really* measure to a 
>thousandth of a gallon?  Could we tell if they did?  Does it matter?
>
>Well,  maybe if you're one of those golden-ear audiophile dudes,  or 
>something...    :-)


You've totally ignored the significance of the word "theoretically", which
I had even emphasized with asterisks in my statement.


take care,
Glen