Software Contemplations

Being a computer and gadget nerd, what drew me towards DCC when I started this foray was the possibility of controlling my trains and layout via a computer. I have a somewhat aged, but still capable laptop sitting around that's doing nothing else.

Point motor Shoot-out

When, as a kid, I was mucking around with my TT-scale setup, there were precisely two kinds of points (or turnouts) you could buy: manual, and motorised. The motorised points were strictly surface-mounted, there was nothing else, at least not in that scale and from the available suppliers.