thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (07/11/89)
Quick update re: the group buy of the WD2010 chip for the UNIXPC ... It appears all responses have now arrived: 59 "I want in" messages along with a hundred or so "questions." The "form letter" with all the "buy" facts will be sent out within 24 hours as soon as I cost out the shipping expenses; that letter will include answers to all questions that were asked. I confirmed with Anthem Electronics today (Monday) the immediate availability of the chips in the package needed for the UNIXPC; Anthem is the N. California distributor for Western Digital and is situated in the heart of Silicon Valley. To prevent the hassle of coping with bounced email using the menu-only interface that PORTAL provides, an additional copy will be sent to our favorite newsgroup; stay tuned. NEWS FLASH: I've also JUST received (1:44AM, Tuesday, a few minutes ago) an email that suggests another vendor may have the chips at substantially better pricing. Will be investigating this later today. Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]
thad@cup.portal.com (Thad P Floryan) (07/14/89)
As of 4:15PM Thursday, I've negotiated a deal with another vendor for the WD2010 chips at a price approx. $20 <LESS> than the price quoted by Anthem. These chips are brand new and from the latest WD production run. I was just going to post the "final" details for everyone to order these when ... ... in comes another email suggesting I contact one additional source before we commit to the buy. I will be contacting this source today (Friday) and THEN the final details will be posted. Also, 15 addditional emails have come in during the past 2 days stating they "want in." I have on file here everyone's email, so please don't be concerned by a (so far) non-reply; a "mass-mailing" to everyone will be going out later today (Friday) (and it's probably gonna break PORTAL's mailer! :-) Thad Floryan [ thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ..!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad ]