[net.micro.amiga] Developers kits

kost%dac.triumf.cdn%ubc.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA (12/13/85)

From: robert dobinson <kost%dac.triumf.cdn%ubc.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>

  To those who have waited for their developers kits I can
 only say "good-luck and welcome to the club". We have waited for
 4 weeks, spend a fortune in long distance telephone charges,
 talked to vitually everyone and go NOWHERE !. We have even been
 given a shipping date (DEC/3 via Federal Express to get next day
 service ) by Alice Feeney (who has been "sick" for some time now).
   The WAYBILL # we were also given is unknown ! etc...
   
   The latest word is that NONE have been shipped (9:00 am P.S.T) .
   I would be pleased to hear of any positive responses.

ec150fcy@sdcc13.UUCP (Joseph McCaughey{|stu) (12/15/85)

In article <722@caip.RUTGERS.EDU>, kost%dac.triumf.cdn%ubc.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA writes:
> From: robert dobinson <kost%dac.triumf.cdn%ubc.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
> 
>   To those who have waited for their developers kits I can
>  only say "good-luck and welcome to the club". We have waited for
>  4 weeks, spend a fortune in long distance telephone charges,
>  talked to vitually everyone and go NOWHERE !. We have even been
>  given a shipping date (DEC/3 via Federal Express to get next day
>  service ) by Alice Feeney (who has been "sick" for some time now).
>    The WAYBILL # we were also given is unknown ! etc...
>    
>    The latest word is that NONE have been shipped (9:00 am P.S.T) .
>    I would be pleased to hear of any positive responses.

Robert,

Just relax.  I'm sure it's probably just because of the
Christmas rush.  I know of a friend who has been waiting
for his development system for over a month.  Things just
take longer during the holiday season.

Larry Joe McCaughey

papa@uscvax.UUCP (Marco Papa) (12/15/85)

> From: robert dobinson <kost%dac.triumf.cdn%ubc.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
> 
>   To those who have waited for their developers kits I can
>  only say "good-luck and welcome to the club". We have waited for
>  4 weeks, spend a fortune in long distance telephone charges,
>  talked to vitually everyone and go NOWHERE !. We have even been
>  given a shipping date (DEC/3 via Federal Express to get next day
>  service ) by Alice Feeney (who has been "sick" for some time now).
>    The WAYBILL # we were also given is unknown ! etc...
>    
>    The latest word is that NONE have been shipped (9:00 am P.S.T) .
>    I would be pleased to hear of any positive responses.

We have just received our 2 developer amigas, shipped from Oakland, CA, but 
NO software and NO documentation came with it. And we are among the "official"
Amiga developers!  All 3 packages that form the "Developer's Kit" are listed 
as not shipped under B/O (Back Order?).  Somebody at C-A said the kits with 
the NEW documentation were supposed to be ready!  It seems that this is not 
the case.  Anybody at C-A can comment on this?  It is funny (and frustrating),
we have TWO machines and cannot do anything with it. Not even test whether 
they work.

Marco Papa
USC - Computer Science Dept.

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farmer@ICO.UUCP (12/17/85)

>  The latest word is that NONE have been shipped (9:00 am P.S.T) .
>  I would be pleased to hear of any positive responses.

I sent in my check.  Two weeks later, the box arived, and I have been very
happy with what I got except that the software was all version 1.0.

kim@mips.UUCP (Kim DeVaughn) (12/18/85)

> From: robert dobinson <kost%dac.triumf.cdn%ubc.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>
> 
>   To those who have waited for their developers kits I can
>  only say "good-luck and welcome to the club". We have waited for
>  4 weeks, spend a fortune in long distance telephone charges,
> [ ... ]
>    The latest word is that NONE have been shipped (9:00 am P.S.T) .
>    I would be pleased to hear of any positive responses.

Mine arrived yesterday (12/17/85), 4 weeks and 3 days after I mailed in
my order.  I had called CBM to check on this also, and wass told that
the delay was because they were waiting for a new Rev of one of the manuals.

Because of this, I was expecting to get manuals for V1.1 (seems natural).
Alas.  Everything in the box (including Kick and WB) is still V1.0.  Filled
out all the cards from the back of the manuals (6 or 7 of 'em), and mailed
them out right away to get the V1.1 Revision of things.

Oh well, at least I should be up on the learning curve somewhat by the time
the V1.1 updates show up.

/kim

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ec150fcy@sdcc13.UUCP (Joseph McCaughey{|stu) (12/22/85)

> We have just received our 2 developer amigas, shipped from Oakland, CA, but 
> NO software and NO documentation came with it. And we are among the "official"
> Amiga developers!  All 3 packages that form the "Developer's Kit" are listed 
> as not shipped under B/O (Back Order?).  Somebody at C-A said the kits with 
> the NEW documentation were supposed to be ready!  It seems that this is not 
> the case.  Anybody at C-A can comment on this?  It is funny (and frustrating),
> we have TWO machines and cannot do anything with it. Not even test whether 
> they work.
> 
> Marco Papa
> USC - Computer Science Dept.
> 
> UUCP:	...!{decvax,ucbvax,hplabs}!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!uscvax!papa
> 	...!{allegra,trwrb,trwspp,ism780,cithep,oberon}!uscvax!papa
> CSNET:	papa@usc-cse.csnet
> ARPA:	papa%usc-cse@csnet-relay.arpa

A friend of mine is a registered developer.

I told him about it and he said that you should try showing your
developers acceptance to the dealers and asking them for copies of 
the necessary disks (also he said that you should show them your
shipping receipt as proof that you are lacking the software).


Larry Joe MacCaughey