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> From: Tentochi <tentochi@...>working,
> To: MOTM Mailing List <motm@onelist.com>
> Subject: [motm] Y2K Woes! Please help immediately!
> Date: Thursday, December 30, 1999 4:41 PM
>
> From: "Tentochi" <tentochi@...>
>
> I have been listening to everything on the news and I am really concerned
> about a lot of things in my life--loss of power, gas explosions, loss of
> cash from bank, roaming bands of thieves, no water, my computer not
> misguided planes crashing into my house (I live near an airport), etc.Synthesizer
>
> What really concerns me is my Synthesis Technology MOTM Modular
> not working after the first of the year. I have invested A LOT of moneyand
> time in this unit and I have noticed that Mr. Schreiber has convenientlynext
> neglected to state whether or not the MOTM is Y2K compliant; and as a
> result, I am sure he has not even delved the least into ANY Y2K testing
> (Notice how he conveniently took a vacation the week before New Year's!).
> To me this means that he is TOTALLY avoiding the issue and will plead
> ignorance when all of our MOTMs explode the first time we turn them on
> year. Most of us are well aware that the vast majority of the technologyin
> the MOTM came about in the late 60s and 70s which is the same time thatmost
> of the computers were infected with the Y2K bug in many largecorporations.
> I have seen several TV shows which have verified this fact!on
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> Mr. Schreiber has also left out any means for us to reset the internal
> clocks in our units by ourselves. He has designed the units so any bloke
> the street can build one of these units and leaves out precious detailsseems
> about resetting the internal clocks. Mr. Paul
> I-got-my-Masters-in-Electrical-Engineering-and-you-don't-ha Schreiber
> to think he is Mister know-it-all and we wouldn't be able to understandhow
> the clock functions work ourselves. Your going to regret that! Thismeans
> that I have spent a week trying to Y2K test my MOTM units myself withoutthink I
> success.
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> I have already contacted my lawyer about this matter and he seems to
> have a very strong case. We have already drawn up some preliminaryoccurring.
> documents and will fill in the details after the problems start
> My lawyer encouraged me to let all of the other owners know what is goingon
> so that they can also make the proper legal preparations. I will besending
> the details of the lawsuit to Mr. Schreiber on Monday afternoon via .Unfortunately
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> I think there are many good lessons in this for us to learn.
> we are all going to have to learn them the hard way!
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> Cordially Yours,
> Mr. Shemp
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> NYUK NYUK NYUK
> Look at the clouds! Look at the clouds!
> Oh, wise guy!
> Well, I oughta!