[sdiy] My Fancy Paperweight, the ESQ

[David G. Dixon]

>> Ah, the glories of digital!  Why not just redesign the whole circuit 
>> in software on a microcontroller?  You should be up and running with a 
>> far superior circuit before the weekend!

> Oh, had I the know how (maybe somewhere down the line), I would. The
> chassis and keyboard assembly are all in great shape, now if only I could
> get it to play a note ;P

Kyle, I was being just a touch sarcastic there.  That's the problem with
programming: you must spend a lot of time and effort obtaining the know-how
before you can do even relatively simplistic things with it.  The fact that
many, if not most, of those on this list who employ programming to great
effect are themselves professionally involved with it in some way hasn't
been lost on me.