Re: hacker helping

[Greg Erker <erker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>No harm in telling him the inevitable. You may want to give a big
>disclaimer with any info you give out with hacking, and make sure they are
>honest about their own abilities.

  Good idea.

>Of the many who claimed to have started their own stereo projects in
>response to my own pages, I know of NONE who have actually succeeded ( they
>just stop writing back!). Greg and Tom are two who have succeeded on their
>own, which is why I didn't include them in my survey!

  That's not good odds. I wonder how buyers of
Mike Watter's book are doing? He seems to have
simple projects that would suit a beginner.


>Then my basement would REALLY scare you. It's not that I don't finish true
>projects, I just buy a lot of cameras to see their potential, and end up
>leaving them in various pieces if I lose interest! I expect to have a big
>sale of the untouched ones, as I'm running out of space down there! My LAST
>(hopefully) stereo SLR project should reach the testing stage next weekend.
>After that, it's an RBT or NUT'N !!!!

  I have various Ricohmatic and Diacord parts in
fuji film cans and small ziplock bags. I claim
that when I find all the bags/cans I'll remember
where they go :)

  How much does a NUT'N model sell for? What's
the stereo base?

Greg