forde@EGLIN-VAX.ARPA ("MAJ ERIC S. FORD") (02/29/88)
Any news in the world of the ZIP chip? Any body get theirs yet or are they still classed as vaporware? Eric FORDE@EGLIN-VAX.ARPA ------
mkao@pnet01.cts.COM (Mike Kao) (03/02/88)
They are not vaporware. Their excuses about having deadline problems with
their manufacturers is legitimate. I called today, and THEY FINALLY HAVE THE
CHIPS. No, not just the test chips; they actually have the chips. They start
shipping on March 4.
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INET: mkao@pnet01.CTS.COMc60b-ag@buddy.Berkeley.EDU (Andy McFadden) (03/03/88)
According to the most recent COMPUTIST:
No ZIP chips have been mailed yet. Nobody is completely certain what
the problem is, but if they don't send something within 30 days they
are required to refund your money [if you ask] by federal law.
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"Various and sundry disclaimers"forde@EGLIN-VAX.ARPA ("MAJ ERIC S. FORD") (03/03/88)
Mike Kao reports that the ZIP CHIP is no longer vaporware because they have shortened their promised shipping delay from weeks to days! Mike, after this many months of promising delivery/shipment in a few weeks they ARE vaporware and will remain so until someone (ANYONE) gets one in hand! Eric FORDE@EGLIN-VAX.ARPA ------
mkao@crash.cts.com (Mike Kao) (03/05/88)
In article <1166@pasteur.Berkeley.Edu> c60b-ag@buddy.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Andy McFadden) writes: > > According to the most recent COMPUTIST: > > No ZIP chips have been mailed yet. Nobody is completely certain what >the problem is, but if they don't send something within 30 days they >are required to refund your money [if you ask] by federal law. > >-- >"Cute phrase here" >"Various and sundry disclaimers" According to the ZIP rep, they have started shipping as of March 3. That means that AppleFest orders and reviewers should be receiving them SOON. -- To insure my reception of any replies, please respond via e-mail. Thanks! -- Mike Kao UUCP: {cbosgd, hplabs!hp-sdd, sdcsvax, nosc}!crash!pnet01!mkao ARPA: crash!pnet01!mkao@nosc.mil INET: mkao@pnet01.CTS.COM
hauge@VLSI.JPL.NASA.GOV (06/16/88)
If you are one of the folks that has not received your ZIP Chip thahave ordered as far back as AppleFest '87, give ZIP Technologies a call. They had "inadvertently" forgotten about my order placed last September, and told m that they assumed that all of those old orders were already shipped. They checked and had no shipping date for my unit in the file, so within two days I received my ZIP Chip. I've forgotten their phone number but they are in area (213) which is Los Angeles. Good luck! Jim Hauge