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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=136325515-02062022>Terrible news. I
didn't realize he was so young (only about 14 years older than me).</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=136325515-02062022>Whoa, Dave Smith was my
younger daughter's age when he started Sequential Circuits.
(!?W?!?!T???!F?!) When I think about how much time I was wasting when I
was 24, it makes me doubly sad.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=136325515-02062022>We're doing it
wrong. We need to be telling our kids that your 20s aren't just for
farting around (not that my kids are farting around -- far from it -- you know
what I mean). So many 20-somethings I encounter at the
university are just so far away from having any real life goals or real
achievements, it is very maddening (and I was one of them, but at least I
got over it by the time I was 25 and started my PhD, and became a prof
at 28, so I guess I shouldn't feel too bad about it -- still, my
professional "accomplishments" are a pale reflection compared to Dave
Smith's).</SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Synth-diy
[mailto:synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Rutger Vlek via
Synth-diy<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 02, 2022 1:13 AM<BR><B>To:</B> SDIY
List<BR><B>Subject:</B> [sdiy] Dave Smith<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV dir=auto>Dear list,
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<DIV dir=auto>I feel incredibly sad to share the news I just read on SynthTopia,
and saw confirmed on the Sequential website: Dave Smith passed away.</DIV>
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<DIV dir=auto><A
href="https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2022/06/01/sequential-founder-father-of-midi-dave-smith-has-died/">https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2022/06/01/sequential-founder-father-of-midi-dave-smith-has-died/</A></DIV>
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<DIV dir=auto>Rutger</DIV>
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<DIV dir=auto>ps. I hereby propose we thank him by leaving his initials
somewhere on the next PCB we get fabricated...</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>