Killing the list ?

[Doug Tymofichuk]

Okay, time to chime in here I guess;

-I have benefitted immeasurably from the generosity of list 
members and DIY websites, with the information that is 
shared freely.
-As a direct result of this I have shared any 
ideas/information of my own freely with this list.
-I have also created a website (www.electronicpeasant.com) 
to further share information and ideas, in this same spirit.
-If somebody wanted to use any of my humble designs in a 
commercial product I would be honoured. I would like to do 
this myself, but am not in a position to do it at this 
time. Not that I have anything marketable anyways. ;-) To 
repeat, I am NOT "rushing any products into production". 
-I will continue to share whatever information I have, 
regardless of any jerks who may or may not rip it off for 
their own monetary gain.

I would be very happy to be able to support myself with 
this "hobby", if I could quit my day job I would get a lot 
more DIY stuff done to share with everyone. But I think 
that this is unrealistic; even if I did create some unique 
and interesting product, the market is very limited, 
especially for some small, unknown manufacturer deep in the 
northern wastes of Canada.

> dealing with a pointy 
>haired boss. Now thats REALLY worriesome

You're right on there! I just want to be independantly 
wealthy, just so I can spend all my time on DIY electronics 
that I can share with the world.

>Now, I'm sure that some of you still get old stereos out 
>of 
>the trash and clip out the parts. I can't help you. You 
>have a 2-car garage with no cars in there. You have every 
>National Semi data book since 1972.  You have parts with 
>date codes 6830. You have 15 synth/effects/doodads, none 
>which you paid over $75 for. You think a $3 op amp is 
>"expensive". 

Are you referring to me by any chance? This sounds 
dangerously close to home. These are one of the types of 
people that I feel that I can help. Many years ago I was a 
teenage electronics hobbiest, but the only way I could 
afford my hobby was salvage and scrounging. If I had the 
kind of information this list provides then, I would have 
gotten a whole lot further. Now that I am older, I find 
there are always more urgent needs for my money, so I still 
have to scrounge for parts, etch my own pcbs, etc.

>>Did I actually say "vaccuum tube" ???

Don't get me started!  ;-)

As soon as I get my 1)Computer upgrades/web access, 
2)Consumer electronics repairs for friends, 3)Marriage 
difficulties, 4)Income tax for me and my family, and 
5)Home maintenance duties completed, I will get back to 
working on that all tube ADSR, unless of course my day job 
responsibilities get in the way. ;-)
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Doug Tymofichuk
dougt at cancerboard.ab.ca