[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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