What Was The First " Smart " Detector?
I'm wondering from those of you using detectors much longer than I have what would you say was the first 'smart' detector?
Part of this question will be a definition of smart. I think of smart as being a detector that can do more than just 'respond' to a signal. It would do some processing. Certainly smart devices now have chips with algorithms. Would you define smart as a detector with a coin meter? Just wondering. Many definitions of smart devices now say it is a connected device.
Yeah, I am going with White's 1987 Eagle, replaced almost immediately by the Eagle II in 1988. There are other candidates no doubt but this was the first detector I remember that screamed digital processing. It introduced many detecting features we now consider standard. The Eagle went through several versions finally leading to the White's Spectrum XLT, a real classic in my mind.
Minelab fans will no doubt be amused by the "30% More Depth" statement since they no doubt thought Minelab had