[Coco] cloud9 and the superboard

[Jim Cox]

Mark:

As one who has put his money down for the Superboard and 
who can relate to your recent experiences (health, 
personal time, etc)I can more than appreciate how you feel 
and I want you to know that I feel the wait for the 
Superboard is worth it.

What you are undertaking is a complex task, and every 
CoCoNut out there apprciates your efforts.  I am glad to 
read that you are planning to make some time for yourself 
next year, because burnout is hard to get over.
  
Take care and good luck with the surgery.

-Jim

On Sat, 18 Mar 2006 08:14:07 -0600
  Mark Marlette <mark at cloud9tech.com> wrote:

>Frank,

> 

> Sales were suspended at Cloud-9 in Dec '05. I completed 

>the orders that were piled up in Feb '06. During that 

>period I have been ill multiple times. Missed work, been 

>to doctors and then finally a specialist. I am scheduled 

>for surgery on Monday the 20th and will be out of work 

>for another two weeks.

> 

> Suspending the sales needed to be done. I'm only one 

>person that has a full time job+ and an hour commute each 

>way to/from. I live alone so all the chores are mine. Not 

>making excuses, just the reality of my free time. Many of 

>my system orders were being pushed out 30-60 days. The 

>SuperBoard is way over due and quite frankly has become a 

>PIA. Not that it is impossible or a difficult project. 

>Mostly I don't have the time to work on it.

> 

> Just now I'm starting to just get back to the 

>development. I know that I will not resume sales till 

>this is completed. This could break Cloud-9 but as I see 

>it that is the only way. Then when sales do resume, I'll 

>be swamped again. The vicious circle continues.

> 

> I have over $30k in snowmobiles and racing equipment 

>that I didn't even touch the snow this year due to trying 

>to get these tasks completed. That won't happen next 

>year. So this needs to get done ASAP. Not to mention that 

>my property is in a development zone and I have been 

>working on the sale of it along with all of the issues 

>that go with such an under taking. Many legal issues are 

>present since my place is unique.

> 

> ChicagoFest '06 sales. I'll bring what I have built. 

>Stock of final assemblies are down, due to no time to 

>build, test, package, due to development. The first run 

>of SuperIDE boards, which are only six left, are all 

>defective. I'll have to write a program and design some 

>hardware on my work's ATE system to bring them back to 

>life. I have troubleshot them and still can't find the 

>problems. So I can say for a fact that there will be no 

>SuperIDEs at the fest. I have spoke with Boisy and his 

>product line will be full up and he will be taking care 

>of his sales this year.

> 

> Hopefully that explains the state.

> 

> Regards,

> 

> Mark

> Cloud-9

> 

> 

> At 3/18/2006 02:09 AM, you wrote:

> 

> 

>>I'm posting this here because I'm sure that I'm not the 

>>only one wondering

>>about the progress with the superboard and when it will 

>>be offered for sale

>>to the public. I know that there are a  number of people 

>>that contributed

>>financially and will be the first in line to get them. 

>>Unfortunatly I didn't

>>renew my interest in the Coco until after the period was 

>>over.

>>

>>I'm not only interested in getting the superboard for one 

>>of my Cocos but I'd

>>like to purchase some other cloud9 products. Any idea 

>>when they will become

>>available again? Also will you be bringing any product to 

>>the conference in

>>Chicago? There's no real hurry at this point.

>>

>>

>>

>>Frank

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