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first a disclaimer: I am about two months behind on reading L-D. I scanned the last few digests, and saw no mention of the Obie, so here goes: About FOUR weeks ago, I left a message on some salesman's phone at Oberheim in California asking him what the turnaround time for the upgrade REALLY was, and could I pay an expedite to get it done more quickly. (Like many of you, the thought of having my main creative tool missing for some three to twelve weeks is not a pleasant thought). Of course there were no humans there, and I left a voice mail. About weeks ago a very nice gentleman named Pat Murphy called me from Gibson. He said that the job of returning those calls had not been done by anyone "for a week or so" and apologized for the delay in returning my call. I expressed my frustration at attempting to deal with Oberheim in general (i.e. you can never reach a PERSON, and even if you do leave a message they never return your calls, their turnaround time for repairs is very long etc.). He pretty much agreed with me, and then informed me that I could get the upgrade myself directly from him, as long as I was savvy enough to replace a chip. My logic kicked in, and I figure that for $45.00 even if I messed it up the first time and had to buy a second one, it would only cost $90.00. Compare this to $80.00 and a LONG wait from a company notorious for it's non-responsiveness... Then, however, Pat told me that the chips were "on the way" from California. (Ironic since *I* am *in* California). We discussed how to go about getting me one, and the deal is you must send a MONEY ORDER (read: irretrievable cash instrument, unless you file a mail fraud suit!) directly to him, and then when the chips arrived, he would send one out to me. About TWO weeks ago, I went and mailed the money order to Pat. About TWO days ago, I made a follow-up call to Pat. Again, he was very helpful, and I asked him point blank if the chips had shipped