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From: asd@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Kareth)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: They Are shipping in volume???
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Date: 24 Jan 91 00:34:34 GMT
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In <1991Jan23.221821.11731@nntp-server.caltech.edu> madler@pooh.caltech.edu (Mark Adler) writes:

>Aside from the PO number thing, I should think that NeXT should be much
>more responsive to people who had so much faith in the company that they
>plunked down $1000 for a mythical product last June.  We knew it would be
>a while, but I did not expect nearly everyone else to get an 040 before
>I did (mostly in the form of stations, but also many sightings of upgrade
>boards).

NeXT must be using some real screwy allocation methods.  Either that,
or they had to shut down for a bit.  I don't get it.  Everybody here
seems to be anxiously awaiting their machines/upgrades and they all
seem to have ordered a long time ago.  I on the other hand, ordered
directly thru NeXT as we have no reseller here in the beginning of
November.  After many calls to NeXT to make sure they had my check and
order and everything, the lady there who was in charge of the
educational market I believe said that it'd be here early January, at
the earliest.  January 7 it (Cube 105) was sitting down in the post
office.  I'm sure not gonna complain for getting it right when they
said it'd be here, but something's got to be screwed if folks who
ordered half a year ago or so haven't got their upgrade boards, or
even 2.0 software yet.  Owell, I love my cube!  I hope all of you
folks get your machines REAL SOON NOW!

-k