Pretty quiet around here lately

[Grant Richter]

Boy, have you ever hit it right.
In the day, you couldn't get PCBs for nothing.
Wasatch Music Systems briefly sold PCBs in 1971?
An ENS VCO board was $18.90, practically
10 hours work, with minimum wage at less than
$2 an hour.

The VCO boards are STILL $20 or so, but minimum
wage is up to nearly $8 an hour. ;^0

So if you start like I did, a broke teenager who wants to
build some synth modules, you'll have a much easier
time today than in 1970. I could not get perf board,
so my first synthesizer was made on unperforated
phenolic board, and the component holes drilled one
at a time for each component. Suffice to say, things
are a lot better today.

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> From: J.G. Wong <adaaxs at erols.com>
> To: René Schmitz <uzs159 at uni-bonn.de>
> Cc: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> Subject: Re: Pretty quiet around here lately
> Date: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 1:08 AM
> 
> I think it is the best ever for DIY. far eclipsing the (Electronotes)
> ENS- 1 days.  Boards, parts and kits are available at reasonable prices.
>  Schematics, designs and help are shared freely. Enthusiasts exist and
> are engaged at all levels.  Snobbery is out, civility is in. The list
> managers are cool.  Things are pretty Ok (to quote a 5 year old buddy).
> 
> I think the thing that sticks out like a sore thumb is that all of these
> people selling stuff are sharing their inspiration.  I'm certain that is
> not as lucrative as the side work that they could take.  
> 
> I am going to enjoy this, this is cool.
> 
> gw 
> 
> René Schmitz wrote:
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I hope that there will be still room here for free expression of
> > new ideas, without us becoming competitors. Without the fear
> > that someone else gains profit out of it.
> > 
> > We should not forget that many of these new products are based
> > on the efforts of others who had been so kind to share it.
> > 
> > Bye,
> >  René (Who doesn't want this place turn into
"synth-my-stuff-on-sale-now")
> > 
> > At 14:01 04.04.00 -0500, Grant Richter wrote:
> > >Hi All,
> > >
> > >I just know that the reason it's been so quiet around
> > >here lately is that everyone is in the lab cooking up
> > >new commercial products.
> > >
> > >And I say "Whoopee!" This is the coolest time to be into
> > >this stuff, even better than the first time.
> > >
> > >Remember: "When the going gets Wiard, the Wiard turn pro!"
> > >
> > >Best of Luck to Everyone.
> > >
> > >Grant
> > >
> > 
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> > 
> > 
> > 
> >