Congrats on the long run so far, Paul, and for changing the world of modular
synthesis forever by establishing the 5U DIY phenomenon! ;-)
John L Rice
> -----Original Message-----
> From: motm@yahoogroups.com [mailto:motm@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul
> Schreiber
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 9:46 PM
> To: MOTM List
> Subject: [motm] Happy BD to me/Status
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> a) MOTM turned 13 last week, was too busy to really think much about it. I
> did run the # modules/# customers, and for 11 years in a row that number
> is.....12.
>
> b) According to my accountant, I 'lost' $505 for 2010 which means I paid
> myself $505 too much. Much "better" (cough) than 2009 when I lost $7600.
> Well, that new Ferrari will have to wait 1 more year....sigh. And for the
> chronic nosey: both years that salary was < $40K. Which is not bad for a
> hobby but about $100K away from a 'real' job. The only year that I made
> 'real' money was 2000 but hey, we ALL made good money in 2000.
>
> c) I've been working the last 3 weeks on the 5U backlog, made a dent
> somewhat. I'm going to ship some Euro off later in the week, and then
while
> the pc boards are being stuffed go back to 5U. I am making up "missing"
kits
> (which means I can't properly add up what was needed in the backlog),
mostly
> '190s and '700s. After those, then I will have to settle up with the '480
> kits/assembled, as probably 65% of the remaining backlog is tied to the
> '480.
>
> I am gathering up parts for the 4 '650s orders left to ship, I ordered the
> wrong crystal form-factor (am I the only one that thinks Digikey/Mouser
> needs to offer about 1/3 of the present catalog? Too many choices!).
>
> Thanks for an interesting 13 years, hoping for many more.
>
> Paul S.
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