MOTM

a) As reported earlier, the MOTM-480 manual is done, there are 38 kits sitting 
on the shelf with another 22 ready by Monday. Those of you not ordering Quick 
Kits will get happy emails shortly. Get those charge cards in order.

b) Happy to report the last known SW bug in the VC Pulse Divider was unearthed 
today. I will make another prototype and start beta testing by March 1. This 
module, the '650 and the '600 uSeq all use "jack and ribbon" boards that I want 
to be common. Once I figure this out, a full VC Pulse Divider module can be 
offered for sale. It will be  a kit (no SMT), but the jack/ribbon boards will 
all be pre-soldered (I'm making up like 250 of them all at once).

c) Speaking of the '600: the SW team will get the original NAMM PIC-based 
version and begin converting over to the 8051 code so that MIDI updates can be 
common between the 2. Can't say when the '600 will ship, but I expect a 
straight-forward port (this is what all HW people say about SW).

d) I ordered 6000 transistors for the JH VC ADSR :)  Well, and other MOTM 
modules. At only $0.025/ea, transistors are still a great bargain.

e) I'm going through the kit backlog again, if you suspect an order is in the 
'black hole', please email me so I can dig it out. The VCOs on order are about 
1/3 completed, the expected date to *start* shipping VCO kits is Feb. 26.

f) Old Crow has talked me into offering the MOTM-475, the GX-1 style BP filter 
(diodes). Looks like a MOTM-490 panel with different lettering :) He has a 
working prototype, so start saving. No one can claim MOTM is short in the VCF 
department.

Paul S.