On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 21:52:45 -0700, pyotr filipivich
wrote:

"Jim Wilkins" on Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:01:33
-0400 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
"pyotr filipivich" wrote in message
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And try to get a car without all the doodads. Or a cell phone. Or
an MP3 player.

"Oh, marketing determined they don't sell."
They don't sell because people can't buy what isn't being made!

pyotr filipivich

The test is to pretend to shop for a bargain that's been on the lot
too long. My truck for example had sat unsold for 8 months because it
had a 4 cylinder engine.

Some times that can be done. [Mom would buy the salesman's demo at
the end of the model year.]

But finding a cell phone which is just a telephone, and not a
rinky-dinky "communicator-knock off" which takes pictures, movies,
emails them to your cousin in Bavaria, surfs the web, feeds the cat,
schedules appointments with the Dentist, and tells the world your GPS
location (but can't complete a phone call if you're moving) - that is
a bit more difficult.
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Can do, in fact I almost bought a tiny little Nokia like I had years
ago. The secret - buy second hand :-)

But I have to admit that I like a "smart phone" if for no other reason
then I can take pictures of something in a store and I can make notes
to myself. Example - I've got a memo on the phone listing every
battery I use in every piece of equipment. Otherwise I'd never
remember what battery for the electronic scales, the electronic
calipers, the electronic temp. gauge, etc.

I am also thinking of building another computer so I went to the
computer parts shop where they sell all the bits and pieces and have a
six foot long notice board listing everything that they sell and the
prices. Two or three photos and I've got all the component prices to
mull over.

I also play solitare while I'm waiting for the subway train :-)
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Cheers,

John B.