From: ijp@doc.ic.ac.uk (Ian Palmer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
Subject: Re: Acorn news release: Advance
Date: 25 Jan 1993 10:26:29 -0000
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In article <1993Jan24.124224.12738@cs.nott.ac.uk> smb@cs.nott.ac.uk (Simon Burrows) writes:
>In article <1jp6b8INNoo@bnsgd245.bnr.co.uk> rocky@nnsgs50.lon40.nt.com (Dave Kennard) writes:
>>I ordered my A5000 RO 3 -> 3.1 upgrade from Norwich Computer Servives on
>>2nd September 1992.  I am number 99 on their queue.  I have spoken to them
>>this afternoon (22/1/93).  They do not know if Acorn are going to PRODUCE
>>any more.
>>
>>WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON ACORN?
>
>If you contact some other dealers you should find an A5000 upgrade pack 
>without too much difficulty. Norwich Computer Services have had a very
>restricted supply of upgrades, but it isn't my place to comment on that.
>(NCS charge more than other companies as well, because they add on postage).

But even Beebug have commented (in the latest Risc User) about the
lack of A5000 upgrades, and for them to have a waiting list still
(remember it was Beebug who had the massive pile of RO2-RO3 upgrades
at the BAU Show, which was probably before NCS had received their
first one.) must mean that there is some shortage.

Personally I get the impression Acorn are hoping that the majority of
A5000 owners get so pissed off waiting for the #20 bug fix, that they
go out and get the #50 full release instead - it's the only
explanation that makes any sence (as I've said before it can't be due
to lack of supply of ANY of the parts).

(*Interesting thought* Perhapse I coul;d buy the full #50 job, send
Acorn the bits that don't apply to be (ie. manual) and charge them #30
for it :-) :-) :-) )

>
>What I think they mean is that they do not know if Acorn will produce any
>more RISC OS 3.10 packs. Be patient and you could be pleased.
>

Be patient. We were promised this over a year ago. Wow what a service.
(You may get the impreesion Acorn aren't in my good books at the
moment). And don't say "Oh the RO3.1 upgrade offers little to the
RO3.0 user" because that now doesn't wash, as I already have a piece
of RO3.1 software I CAN'T USE because it only works with 3.1 (or later
:-) ).

And if Acorn arn't going to produce any more packs for the A5000 this
STINKS. It is obviosly the case that there are many long suffering
A5000 owners who havn't got their upgrade yet, so either there is one
lucky supplier in the whole world who's got piles of the things (and
isn't telling anyone) or (as I say above) Acorn are just hoping to
make more money.

COME ON ACORN, GET YOUR FU**ING ACT TOGETHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'M STARTING TO GET A LITTLE MORE THAN PI**ED OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now let's just see, Dave Kennard is number 99 in NCS's queue, and I
(two weeks ago) was number 3. I'm still waiting, that means that
supply is less than 2 a week (probably 0.000000001 average), thus -
gosh perhapse in two more years (certainly more than 1)........

Ian

P.S. Perhaps one of my 'steaming' letters to Acorn is called for. I
havn't written one of those in years, could be fun...........

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