[sdiy] Impressive collection?

[Colin Fraser]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl]On Behalf Of Eric
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 5:16 AM
> To: synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Impressive collection?
>
> At 06:37 PM 1/28/01 +0100, you wrote:
> >>If my memory serves me correctly, Mark Jenkins is/was a
> >>gear reviewer for Future Music magazine :)
> >I dod not think you ever get to know yr stuff that if you
> have that much,
>
> He has that much because apparently he is
> notorious for weaseling "demo" equipment out
> of OEMs, claiming to be a reviewer or dealer.
> Never seems to sell or review any of the stuff
> he has collected. Did it to me.....still has
> a PT-1 he has never paid for.

If I were a gear manufacturer and was sending out items for review, I'd be
damn sure to have a modified version of the firmware in it with a time
lock-out. They'd have to send it back for 'repair' after a couple of months.
Easily done with a microcontoller and bb-ram, but probably harder to
implement in valves/tubes...

Colin f