[sdiy] Future SYNTH-DIY/breadboard

[R. D. Davis]

Quothe Tony Clark, from writings of Wed, May 25, 2005 at 05:15:09PM -0400:
> > Surface mount technology is a bad thing no matter how one looks at it, 
> > except for the large corporations using it to increase their already obese
> > profit margins.
> 
>    Wow, there's so much negativity it's like there's this HUGE sucking 
> sound emanating from the DIY list...

That sucking sound is probably emanating from the SMT components
because they, well, they just suck... for many applications.  Yes, SMT
makes things like hand-held cell phones possible, but not all types of
circuitry needs to be that small or use extremely high, e.g.,
microwave, frequencies.  In fact, the new cell phones are smaller than
they need to be, and are becoming fragile annoyances designed for very
little people with very tiny little fingers, who make midgets look like
giants.

No one needs a tiny synth with tiny knobs, tiny jacks, tiny switches,
etc.

>    I've been working with SMT since 98, both as a small business and as a 
> hobbyist.  For me, SMT has been nothing but a god-send on both fronts.

Please try considering those of us who are getting older, whose eyes
aren't what they were and those of us whose hands aren't as
still/precise as those of surgeons.

>    I do not see any sort of conspiracy by the large corporations at all.  
> SMT is simply meeting the demand of everyone wanting smaller toys.  And 
> get used to it.  It'll only get smaller and smaller...

Uh-oh, the brainwashers got to you... don't worry, there's always
deprogramming as a possibility... ;-)

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