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BILL · 01-02-2002, 03:16 PM

Very interesting thread! If you compare the technology of today to that of twenty years ago you can appreciate the sudden influx of knowledge in such a short time span. Twenty years ago anyone who was tenacious enough to publish a reference book had to wait until it was in print, purchased and read before they got the bad news (that there were errors in what they had researched). We accept that you can't believe or trust everything you read on the web but for some reason we still hang onto quoting books that were printed in the 1970's. Rarely do we see anyone quote the internet as a trusted source of information. Read the books, read Auto-Mag, read the forums and talk to the collectors and then pick and choose what makes the most sense to you. The postive side of this is that there is still 'new' information to be had if we are interested. My hat is off to Fred Datig for paving the way.

01-02-2002, 03:16 PM	#5
BILL User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Western Washington Posts: 826 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Unit identification Very interesting thread! If you compare the technology of today to that of twenty years ago you can appreciate the sudden influx of knowledge in such a short time span. Twenty years ago anyone who was tenacious enough to publish a reference book had to wait until it was in print, purchased and read before they got the bad news (that there were errors in what they had researched). We accept that you can't believe or trust everything you read on the web but for some reason we still hang onto quoting books that were printed in the 1970's. Rarely do we see anyone quote the internet as a trusted source of information. Read the books, read Auto-Mag, read the forums and talk to the collectors and then pick and choose what makes the most sense to you. The postive side of this is that there is still 'new' information to be had if we are interested. My hat is off to Fred Datig for paving the way.