[Coco] cloud9 and the superboard

[Gene Heskett]

On Saturday 18 March 2006 16:38, Mark Marlette wrote:

>All,

>

>Thanks for the support and nothing read into your Email Frank. It is

>a fair question and one that I REALLY want to lay to rest. The

>project gets really frustrating when you pick it up and then can't

>work on it even for a week. Trying to put your mind back to where it

>left off for the umpteenth time can get to ya.

>

>Even my 17 yr old daughter asks me when it is going to be done. Which

>I believe to be the only teen in the world that can do a 512k upgrade

>with no help or instructions. :)


I see you're bringing her up right Mark.  I hope your surgery comes out 
well.


>Mark

>Cloud-9

>

>At 3/18/2006 11:18 AM, you wrote:

>>Mark,

>>

>>Thanks for the quick reply. I hope that the surgery goes well and

>>that you recover quickly. I hope that you didn't take my email in

>>a way that it wasn't intended. My intention wasn't to be critical

>>of your progress. I was simply looking to set *my* expectations

>>for what to expect at ChicagoFest.

>>

>>I hope all goes well for you and I look forward to seeing you in

>> April.

>>

>>Frank

>>

>>On Sat, Mar 18, 2006 at 08:14:07AM -0600, Mark Marlette 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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