In Tom's defence - another view

Wed Aug 5 16:44:37 CEST 1998

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     tomg wrote:
     
     >On 05-Aug-98, jorgen.bergfors at idg.se wrote:
     >> <snip> whinge, moan, gripe....
     
     >How Nice.
     
     >-tg
     
     
     Mmmmmm <takes long pause while contemplating reply....>
     
     Most of the time I'm quite happy just cruisin' the waves, but now and 
     again I feel the urge to open my literal mouth (yeh, I know, "a closed 
     mouth gathers no feet" etc etc) and ponder in public.
     
     To Tom, I would look upon this sort of "discussion" in the same way 
     that I view people who "discuss" how fast their souped-up ordinary 
     cars are: "I've re-bored mine", "I've put a flared exhaust on mine", 
     etc etc.  Me, I drive a Lotus Esprit S3.  See what I mean?  My advice 
     - ignore them.
     
     As for those who have been seen to criticise Tom's work, my 2 pence 
     worth (we don't have any cents in the UK...) is to refrain from 
     publicly criticising such work.  Please bear in mind that this work is 
     all voluntary - no-one gets paid to design these circuits and put them 
     on websites for all to enjoy.  It usually takes a lot of effort to do, 
     and getting kicked in the ankles for your efforts is usually not 
     considered encouraging.
     
     True, Tom's circuits may not stand up in court in front of such 
     marvels as the Moog, but so what.  What matters is that they produce 
     something that you find useful, pure sine or not-so-pure sine.  
     Whatever turns you on.
     
     Remember, the art of circuit design is to design a circuit that meets 
     your requirements and NO MORE!  How do you know that Toms' 
     requirements are the same as yours?  Probably not.  So, read and 
     enjoy.
     
     Here endeth the sermon.
     
     Me, I tinker about with odds and ends.  Anyone want a discussion on 
     additive synthesis using Walsh functions...? I thought not - oh well, 
     back to sleep.........
     
     Neil
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