OT:Re: [sdiy] Discontinued Part Alert :-(

[Scott Stites]

That's perfect!  If people mistake you for Tammy Faye, then all the better -
the public believing a powerful figure like her is behind our cause can only
help.

Cheers,
Scott



----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Grenader" <peter at buzzclick-music.com>
To: "Scott Stites" <scottnoanh at peoplepc.com>; <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: OT:Re: [sdiy] Discontinued Part Alert :-(


> <sound of army core drill march in the background>
>
> ...Army helmet 'CHECK'...Camouflage pants 'CHECK'  face paint 'CHECK'
> ('course, I got carried away and look like Tammy Faye, but what the hell)
>
> I AM READY!
>
>
>
>
>
> Scott Stites wrote:
>
> > I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore.
> >
> > This calls for civil disobedience.  Our numbers are legion; it is time
that
> > the DIY movement roared!
> >
> > *We need someone to head the movement. Someone organized.  I nominate
James
> > Patchell, who's idea of a 'messy workshop' to me is the epitome of
> > organization.  One can see the floor.
> >
> > *We need someone who knows the ins and outs of civil disobedience.  I
> > suggest we assign Peter Grenader or Cynthia Webster.  They were/are part
of
> > the groovy California scene - sometime they *must* have met someone
adept at
> > demonstration.
> >
> > *We need numbers.  Paul Schreiber - time to punch that button that
activates
> > the secret MOTM alert system that's built into all of your modules.
> >
> > *We need the entrepreneurial element to start cranking out "Save the
CA3080"
> > T-shirts to finance the movement.
> >
> > *We need to be heard.  All performers on this list - start spreading the
> > word.  Ruud - get on your soapbox!  Arrange a benefit concert.  It's
going
> > to take some bux to fly everyone from all the continents to the same
point
> > for the demonstration.  Suggestion for movement theme song "We are the
> > DIPs".  Hmmm....maybe not.
> >
> > *We need those on this list adept at dirty tricks and intelligence to
dig
> > up/create as much dirt as possible on the CEO and CFO of Intersil.  If
it's
> > good enough material, it may even be enough to force Intersil to buy the
old
> > CEM and SSM dies and go back into production.  Harry?  No, that may
present
> > a conflict of interest should we want them to to do a run of BBD's, too.
> >
> > To cap off the campaign, we all need to descend upon the headquarters of
> > Intersil.  We should bring all of our synth's and some of those big-ass
> > amplifiers I read about occasionally here.  First, set up a massive,
> > wailing, mournful (yet tasteful) drone just beneath the threshold of
pain.
> > Then chain ourselves to the front doors.
> >
> > Afterwards, in our jail cells, we could have the DIY get-together to end
all
> > get-togethers.  Door prize would be bail.
> >
> > Sadly,
> > Scott
> >
> > PS - I heard on NPR that, in Nigeria, people are now afraid to answer
their
> > cell phones.  It seems there's an email/SMS message circulating there
> > stating that if you answer a call from a certain number, you will die.
> > Apparently, it's been enough to rather hurt the cell operators there
(really
> > inhibits Dr. TI, too, I would imagine).  If we could get something like
that
> > going in our respective countries, perhaps the cell phone market would
> > slump, and DIP's would rule again.  Just a thought.....
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Patchell" <patchell at cox.net>
> > To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 5:03 PM
> > Subject: [sdiy] Discontinued Part Alert :-(
> >
> >
> >> Intersil is going to discontinue production of the CA3080 in 2005.
> >>
> >> http://www.intersil.com/products/deviceinfo.asp?pn=CA3080
> >>
> >> This happened on July 1st...
> >>
> >> The CA3280E is still in full production, as of right now.
> >>
> >> So, the OTA that started it all is about to become history...
> >>
> >> If I remember correctly, doesn't NJM produce this part as well?
> >>
> >> Rather ironic....I designed my first CA3080 into something for the
first
> >> time ever just last month....and then it gets discontinued.  I bought
100
> >> of them from Jameco three weeks ago, although, I did not know it was
> >> discontinued at the time...
> >>
> >> Anyway, heads up, if you plan on using this part in the future, you may
> >> want to stock up a bit on it...
> >>
> >> Although, keep in mind, the NJM13600 and NJM13700 are basically
identical
> >> (the OTA portion that is), so it is not like there won't be an
equivelent
> > part.
> >>
> >>
> >> -Jim
> >> ***************************************************************
> >> http://www.oldcrows.net/~patchell
> >>
> >> ***************************************************************
> >>
> >>
> >
>