[sdiy] Those darned Casio chips!

[Scott Gravenhorst]

"Rude 66" <r.lekx at chello.nl> wrote:
>all this kind of stuff is so incredibly stupid from thse companies. how
>bad would it be to just simply lie?

That's an incredible comment.

How bad would it be if someone "simply" lied to you to take advantage of you?  

Lying is wrong.  Period.  It's their product, their rules, either live
within that or live without it.

If anything is "incredibly stupid", it's lying.  Do you live in a society of
mutual trust or a free-for-all?



>is it really such a crime to tell yamaha you're a dealer to get this info?
>hell, senso, you used yo have a store.. and rainer, why not make up some
>document in photoshop with some stolen logos and a fake autograph? i mean
>come on, we're talking about 25 year old technology here. if companies like
>casio and yamaha are too stupid to see the importance of this info to keep
>their machines alive, they're asking for it..
>
>i'd draw the line at breaking into their offices and stealing the docs.
>would be cool though.. i can see some of us going through the file cabinets
>with one of those spy cameras, like a bad 60's spy movie..;-)
>
>r./
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>> I have as much information as included in the service manual, but that's
>> about it. Hitachi Japan told me that they indeed have datasheets for
>> those LCD controllers, but I would require a signed authorization by
>> Casio to get those.
>>
>> Needless to say what email Casio not even bothered answering :)
>>
>> Rainer
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