How is reading it here different from reading it in the manual?

Here it is in the only terms you need to know:

Analog = old/bad/obsolete
digital = good/new/current(so far)

Because I care,
|<+]::-)  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))


On (26 Sep 06) Cindy Haglund wrote to George Pope...

 CH> 0n (12 Sep 06) George Pope wrote to all...
 CH>
 CH>  GP> Which country(ies) still use analog cellular phone systems? (as
 CH>  GP> opposed to digital-only, as with Canada & USA)?
 CH>
 CH>
 CH>  would some sweet dearheart sould please explain to me what exactly
 CH> does analog mean? I mean I know what it means somewhat but not what it
 CH> really means as in what is it sort of thing.
 CH>
 CH> We have a spiffy new down to earth priced ViewSconic (TM) LCD monitor;
 CH> yup
 CH> the skinny! but good resolution etc so you can see it even from the
 CH> side...
 CH>
 CH> The button emmediately to the power button is marked 2. When you
 CH> accidently press this in reaching for the poower button (they're all
 CH> right next to each other very spfifily- a tiny blue window thingy
 CH> pops up briefly saying 'analog'. Honeybutter the Software Engineer
 CH> tells me it means input. And I should dig the user manual out of the
 CH> box that's stowed in the closet and find out whether it has to be on
 CH> or not or what.
 CH>
 CH> Dam. I want some chat! I remember stuff better when I'm told it rather
 CH> than simply read it from cold clinical manuals.
 CH>
 CH> How about it gang! Explain to little old me what that all there means
 CH> so I don't have to go dig the manual out of the box.
 CH> Hard work that! hehe... Besides as said, I'll remember it better.
 CH>
 CH>
 CH> Cindy
 CH>
 CH>
 CH>
 CH> ... Sometimes the truth is the worst horror.
 CH>
 CH> --- PPoint 3.01
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