[sdiy] Those darned Casio chips!

[The Old Crow]

  Until 1998, Yamaha actually kept a large stock of parts for every
keyboard they made since the late 1950s.  In 1998, they sold the parts
inventory to a place in Westminster, California (can't recall the name of
the place offhand as I rarely look at their parts list) and they sent off
the stock of manuals to service bureaus.

  I think there has been what they call a 'paradigm shift' in the keyboard 
manufacturer industry: the old one was "keep the customer satisfied," the 
one that replaced it is "keep the customer buying our stuff."  So, it is 
not in the manufacturer's best interest to keep your old machine running 
forever--they want to sell you a replacement.

Crow
/**/