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Old 04-11-2008, 01:58 AM
n0jcf n0jcf is offline
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Default 8800 kit status?

Grant, seems like you're probably in "680-mode" lately but am curious what the
status is for 8800 kits. Are you taking reservations? do you have kits in stock? Are
you planning another run? If a guy wanted to order one today, how would that work?

Thanks.

Chris
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Old 09-15-2008, 11:35 PM
Grant Stockly Grant Stockly is offline
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Grant:
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Neither of the two gerber file checkplots are for the orders I02969A21-1 and I029569A21-2. Those two orders were produced twice because we had the same issues with gold fingers before.

Do you want me to resubmit my gerber files? I don't want to repay for engineering since it was done once already.

Thanks,
Grant
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Hi Grant,


These were the same files that you sent us the second time around to get the boards remade. Please send me the gerbers and I will have the engineers compare the files.
Grant:
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I didn't resubmit files for the second run. You guys edited them for me. I have the physical boards from those orders and its obvious that they do not match the gerbers.

If I send you files, it will be the first time I've resubmitted files since 12/25/2006.

Would you like me to submit gerber files that represent the physical PCBs?

Thanks,
Grant
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Hi Grant,

I believe this time we got the right files. Please review them and let me know if these are approved or not.

If any questions please feel free to contact me.
Grant:
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Those files do not represent physical boards from job I029569A21-1 or -2. Do you want gerber files that represent those physical boards? What information can I give you that may be written on the PCBs that would help you find the files/materials used to produce them?

Thanks,
Grant
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Hey Grant,

The files I sent you are the ones from job I029569A21-1 or -2. If you have the files go ahead and send them to me and I will have my
engineer compare them.

If you have the packing slip saved from last time we ran these board let me
know what B# is on that packing slip because that will help as well.
The saga continues...
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Old 10-03-2008, 05:32 PM
Grant Stockly Grant Stockly is offline
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Well, I am getting pretty frustrated. All I want is them to be able to send me a check plot file which represents the PCBs I will receive.

They went as far as to actually PRODUCE a PCB to show me that the gold fingers look OK. Great, you can make the PCBs correctly...why can't you e-mail me a proper looking gerber file? The gerber files they send me DO NOT represent what they produce. Someone is modifying the boards, there are production files after whatever gerber files they've been sending me.

Its been 1 month since I placed an order with a 1.5 week lead time. They are now going to produce 2 of each PCB and mail them to me. I will then approve them and then they can produce the boards.

If they can't send me working check plots, then I guess they will have to send me proofs!

You may wonder why its so important that I buy PCBs from these guys. I would consider it important since their PCBs all look identical. The color and gloss of the finished PCBs are all identical. I have hundreds of PCBs (good by the way) of peripheral cards for the Altair kit, including the front panel. Other companies I've ordered from in the past have different looking PCBs, and also deliver PCBs in batches days apart that don't look the same.

I hope that the proof PCBs will arrive early next week so that I can move on!!!
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Old 10-16-2008, 01:54 AM
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Default Request for price and ship date

Hi Grant,

Add me to the current Altair 8800 want list and please let me know pricing of other available items and estimated ship dates...

Regards,
Tom
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Old 10-31-2008, 02:29 AM
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Default Please add me to the wait list for the kit

Please add me to you wait list for the Altair 8800 kit. Are there any still available in your recent batch or are they all spoken for?

Thanks in advance,
Coop
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Old 01-09-2009, 02:32 AM
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Default Would love to get my hands on an 8800....

Hi Grant,

My alarm went off this morning: it's been six months since my last request to get on the waiting list for an 8800.

This is my new request.

Any openings?

Best regards,
Basil
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Old 01-10-2009, 08:12 PM
Grant Stockly Grant Stockly is offline
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Hi Grant,

My alarm went off this morning: it's been six months since my last request to get on the waiting list for an 8800.

This is my new request.

Any openings?

Best regards,
Basil
There are always openings, but I have a limited number of cases at any given point in time to sell. I am working down the list of people right now. As soon as next weekend I will be contacting people again. The people who have received kits recently have been on the list for about a year. Not something I wanted to happen, but life didn't give me a choice.

I am trying to buy 20 more cases, but I haven't received a response yet. There are approximately 10 kits with cases left and I am working down the list of reservations and then I will get to the waiting list.
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Old 02-07-2009, 09:02 PM
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Talking Kit # 034

Grant,

Just wanted you to know I received my kit today. Thank you. Unfortunately it will be a bit of time before I can turn my attention to it. I am still in the midst of so many other projects that need to be completed first.

You have done a first-rate job.

Gary
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Old 11-24-2008, 07:08 PM
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Cool Allen Hurff - Kit Request - Qty = 1

Grant,

If and when a Altair 8800 kit becomes available, I would like to purchase one. I've been following your site and it seems like a great time to request one - if not a current unit but a future order is fine too!

Allen
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Old 11-27-2008, 03:29 AM
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The last email I got was a year ago to the day (11/26/2007). That's a coincidence.
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