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Re: Worth more dead then alive

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There are 2 companies making them, I believe both are in England. It 
doesn't cost you anything to get on the waiting list. I finally got my 
special link to order in May, and that was when I had to pay. I then 
received a notification from DHL several weeks later that it had been 
shipped (from England) and it was delivered less than a week after that.

Yes, there was a lot of waiting, but after waiting for a certain 
Atari-related product a few years ago that I did have to pay upfront 
for, it was like the blink of an eye... ;)

And the great thing is that the night I first hooked it up, my 15 year 
old daughter spent over an hour playing with it. She liked that she 
could do whatever she wanted without worrying about messing something 
up. So it's serving its purpose. :)

On 7/10/2012 10:43 PM, Rick wrote:
> Not on wait list, I think it is one of those pay for it now and they hold
> your money for you. If I have it correctly, they have to order them from
> Farnell<sp?> in England and wait for the shipment.
>
> I'm kind of sensitive when it comes to being disappointed. I recently got
> burned on the 6502.org site trying to buy a 65816 system. I think the guy
> trying to sell me his died so he had a good excuse. I laughed, I cried, I
> kissed my hundred bucks goodbye! I don't mind on line stuff, only been
> burned maybe 8 times in the last 10 years. Heck, your right, it's only $35
> and there's some action going on. I should at least get on the wait list
> even if it costs me. I was looking at Python and it seems enough like
> everything else 'structured programming' that I think I could pick it up.
>
> BTW: There's a ton of knuckleheads on fleabay selling them for 3x their
> original purchase price. I hope a bird shits on their heads!!!
>
> I am in my 60s so now I calculate everything based on my chances of dying
> before it gets here.<grin>
>
> "Trevor" <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> wrote in message
> news:jtevtl$ltu$1@dont-email.me...
>> I got on the waiting list (to order) in March, was notified I could order
>> in May, and it finally arrived last week. Are you at least on the waiting
>> list?
>>
>> - Trevor
>>
>> On 7/8/2012 3:47 PM, Rick wrote:
>>> "Clu" <drclu@swbell.net> wrote in message
>>> news:jt7o02$o9l$3@speranza.aioe.org...
>>>> Have to say from what I read of this it is all looking interesting. Will
>>>> keep tracking.
>>>
>>> And now the bad news: I just checked a supplier while holding a credit
>>> card
>>> in my hot little hand and there is 141 day lead time for it. If I ordered
>>> it
>>> today I may get it in time for xmas. It was enough to make me hold off
>>> for a
>>> while longer.
>>>
>>> I guess it is good on a few levels, lots of people buying them + lots of
>>> people hacking them.
>>>
>>> Rick
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>

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Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-04-29 09:55 -0700
  Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-05-01 13:57 -0600
    Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-05-01 17:00 -0700
      Re: Worth more dead then alive bill@newbreedsoftware.com (Bill Kendrick) - 2012-05-02 05:07 +0000
        Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-05-02 08:33 -0700
      Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-06-04 15:58 -0600
        Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-06-04 16:23 -0700
          Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-06-05 08:39 -0600
            Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-06-05 14:47 -0700
              Re: Worth more dead then alive Clu <drclu@swbell.net> - 2012-07-07 01:15 +0400
                Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-07-06 17:09 -0600
                Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-07-08 14:47 -0700
                Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-07-09 10:12 -0600
                Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-07-10 21:43 -0700
                Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-07-11 09:21 -0600
                Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-07-11 09:21 -0700
                Re: Worth more dead then alive Trevor <trevorREMOVE@holyoak.com> - 2012-07-11 13:43 -0600
                Re: Worth more dead then alive "Rick" <ricortes at yahoo dot com> - 2012-07-12 19:16 -0700

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