Xref: utzoo unix-pc.general:3742 comp.sys.att:7595 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bellcore!att!laidbak!laidbak!botton From: botton@laidbak.i88.isc.com (Brian D. Botton) Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att Subject: status report on video ram access kit and Mgr Summary: sorry for the delay, but it is getting closer Message-ID: <1989Sep17.054555.14668@i88.isc.com> Date: 17 Sep 89 05:45:55 GMT Sender: usenet@i88.isc.com (Usenet News) Reply-To: botton@i88.isc.com (Brian D. Botton) Organization: Interactive Systems Corporation, Naperville, IL Lines: 70 Hi fellow UnixPC'ers: It's hard to believe that a month has passed since my last posting. This is a status posting so everyone will know what the status of the video ram access kit is. The PC board provider is having a little trouble getting boards made. The problem is his laser printer does not print exactly 1-1, more like .995-1. Most of the time this isn't a problem, but with a 64 pin dip like the 68010, the accumulative error means that the last pin on the row won't fit into the hole. He assures me that he can fix the problem and will have a new test board available early/middle next week. If that works out then I will be able to start shipping when he gets me the production run, which should take 1-2 weeks at most. So far I have received checks for 21 kits, and e-mail reservations for a few more. As you may recall, I offered to provide complete kits for the first 15 orders, and only the PC board and pal after that. Because the response has been so much better than I expected, I am going to up that number to 35. The following is a list of the people who's check I have received. The list is in order of arrival and is current as of Saturday, September 16. Name Kits Bill Carpenter 1 Steve Shepherd 1 Thomas Uhrig 1 Edgar Leon 4 Edgar, what are you doing with these? Charles Sefranek 1 Floyd Davidson 1 Bradley Smith 1 Albert Hybl 1 John Cumming 1 Neville Chandler 1 John Dixon 1 David Thomas 2 Makr Noyes 1 David Glowacki 1 Vernon Hoxie 1 Mark Dapoz 2 My apologies if I have misspelled anyones name. Also, I'm sorry it has taken so long to get these kits together. I guess I was a little optimistic about how long it took to get things done. Anyway, when the boards get here I'll hold a mass mailing. Now, for something completely different. Mgr is doing very well. Brad has fixed a whole slew of bugs/problems, heck, I even fixed one ;-). The big holdup now is the select system call that has everyone at odds. Brad has taken a good hard look at how the posted select works, sorry, I forget who posted it, and the Berkeley select and is working on a more general solution. The two of us work together and we are going through a period at work that is going to take a lot of overtime. So I can't even hazard to make a guess as to when we will get the select done. Also, we're not sure how we are going to distribute the changes, but we'll deal with that later. If there are any questions, send me mail and I will try to be a little more responsive than in the recent past. As before, I am taking checks for those people who want to reserve a kit. Send your check and a mailing label to the address below. The kits cost $25 each and will include all the parts you need and instructions. All you have to do is solder it together and install it. Brian Botton 4715 Old Oaks Dr. #3B Lisle, Il. 60532 -- ... ___ _][_n_n___i_i ________ Brian D. Botton (____________I I______I laidbak!botton or /ooOOOO OOOOoo oo oooo botton@i88.isc.com