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a) I'll be out of town from Sun to the following Fri. ∗without∗ Internet access
(I think).

b) I'm now out of '800 and '300 kits. My new "helper" is kitting up 1500 jacks
while I'm gone followed by all the pots and switches needed for a new batch.
I'll have more of these by 15July.

c) don't forget about the increase in prices July 1st.

d) the firmware and hardware for the '650 MIDI-CV converter prototype is
sufficiently along that I can start the 'real' pcb and panel design :) I plan to
start this over the July 4th "holiday" (it's usually 108F that weekend). It's a
rather messy mechanical design (6 pc boards) and will take until Sept before I
can send out for 'production samples'. This is just to let you know work has
been going on 'behind the scenes' for about 2 years on it.

e) once the helper is done with the '800 and '300 prep work, attention turns to
the '510. I'll have her start on that kitting, with a ship target of Aug. 15th.
I still have to author and then duplicate the CD-ROM (it has ∗all∗ the current
manuals + about 50 sound files on it).

f) I am rather behind this year: at this point last year, I had shipped 224
∗more∗ modules than this year. I have the orders on the books (the dreaded and
feared 'backlog') but my available time is about 1/3rd of the last 3 or so
years. My overall productivity is about the same, I'm struggling with "so many
hours in a day". I'm hoping my kitting helper can speed things up over the
summer (until the baby arrives, no not related to me. She's the wife of a
friend).

Paul S.