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    Article from Tommorow ("Switchtrack") < Warning Speculative!!> —Alex Farlie
   <WARNING This post contain sepculative ideas on new products.. It should not be regarded as fact. Hopefully TLC/TLG might listen to the ideas in it though..> " (...) Well According to the Brickshelf scans of the Fall-2002 preview catlouge, the new (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Article from Tommorow ("Switchtrack") < Warning Speculative!!> —Ahui Herrera
     Hum... I trully trully trully hope this never happens. Don't get me wrong I the idea is great but I've already invested too much in 9V track and switches to have to reinvest in more track again. (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Article from Tommorow ("Switchtrack") < Warning Speculative!!> —Frank Filz
      (...) The cool thing is that if done right, you will still be able to use all your track. Your existing turnouts will need to be manual, and you may need to rig jumpers for some layouts to provide continuous power to the whole layout, but everything (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Article from Tommorow ("Switchtrack") < Warning Speculative!!> —Alex Farlie
     (...) Re-Read what was said in the orignal message!! (...) <FUTURE> So Hopefully The only thing that will need changing on exsiting non DCC-layouts is the pointwork although A question put through to the Ask TLG? service ('Will you be working on (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Article from Tommorow ("Switchtrack") < Warning Speculative!!> —Reinhard "Ben" Beneke
     (...) though..> [snip alot] Nice ideas, but not too probable since Lego uses 9V direct current and Märklin always used alternating current... I think there would be no advantage for these two companies to develop a new dcc system. If Lego ever does (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Article from Tommorow ("Switchtrack") < Warning Speculative!!> —Harvey Henkelman
      (...) Even if LEGO should develop a DCC system with kids in mind, it's far better to control more than one engine and a few points (turnouts) than none at all. We must be grateful for what we do receive, in my opinion. -Harvey (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
    
         Re: Article from Tommorow ("Switchtrack") < Warning Speculative!!> —Alex Farlie
     <Warning!! This post contains speculative musings on possible new products. These are enclosed by <FUTURE></FUTURE> tags..> (...) <FUTURE> One of the 'technical' differences between Marklin's system and Lego Mindstroms that the joint design tema had (...) (23 years ago, 27-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
   
        Re: Article from Tommorow ("Switchtrack") < Warning Speculative!!> —Mark Sandlin
   (...) Why not post these things to lugnet.dear-lego if you want LEGO to look at the ideas? ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (23 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)
 

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