IDE interface + memory for A500

[curtis]

Now that the jackasses in this forum have run off kipper2, does anyone know where a person can buy an IDE interface with 8MB RAM expansion?  Would prefer internal over a sidecar solution.

I tried emailing kipper from his webpage, but it appears he's not responding at all to email.

[curtis]

Oh, other than ebay.

[Matt_H]

Now that the jackasses in this forum have run off kipper2

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When/why did this happen?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

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When/why did this happen?

A month ago? It was posted all over various forums, Facebook, etc. I know I personally copied & pasted his letter into one of those long threads about Vampire boards, so it's on here somewhere.

[Jiffy]

A month ago? It was posted all over various forums, Facebook, etc. I know I personally copied & pasted his letter into one of those long threads about Vampire boards, so it's on here somewhere.

Wait... What?!?

[CodePoet]

@Jiffy

I had to dig into Oldsmobile_Mike's post history to find the relevant post - here it is below:

Hi All,

i want to let everyone know in more detail why pricing has gone up, There was no possible way that i could get it done, I have spent hours locked up in my room trying to get these completed, as well, i have fallen way behind in other orders as people can testify and this is having an impact wit my sanity and patience. The amount of work and co-ordination required to get this all done is probably harder than what most people think. Add to this the constant flaming about people complaining that this should be handed over to a board house to get this done, and now we have people are complaining about the increased price.

Whenever you import parts bit by bit you can sometimes get them in under the radar, whenever you import expensive items the customs people rub their hands with glee and will gladly accept visa and your first born. Some people are cancelling their orders now and TBH i can understand. When we started this project and decided on the price we wanted to make this available to the masses and expected a small demand for the A600. I will never believe people who say they dont like the A600 as it appears there are at least 1000 active users of the A600. we were naive to think we could get this done at a lower price and people were excited to see this great product at a basement price, (Which it was). Once we made the decision to get the boards done professionally (at the request of a lot of people) we have now offended people at the other end of the spectrum. I have been receiving hate mail from people who are cancelling their orders and being accused of gouging, and multiple other reasons that we have used to increase the price.

I always said when it is no longer fun what i am doing then it is time to stop, So i will stop, Once the Vampire/Phoenix project is complete then it will be time to me to sell off existing bits and pieces and disappear into the woodwork. I am getting too old for this stress,

Thanks to all who supported me and to the rest, goodbye.

[Azryl]

Well bugger

seems the heat from trolls never diminish >sadness<

Az

[Jiffy]

Damn it...

I was planning to order some small bits & bobs from him as soon as the dust clouds from the Vampireproject would have settled a bit. I'm still very happy with his A508IDE card.

[retrostyle]

HI

I have one for sale on ebay if your interested
item number 252591329351

[dovegrace]

Well bugger

seems the heat from trolls never diminish >sadness<

Az

Sadly, this seems to be the case in almost every computer community I've been in.  Some people are never satisfied.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Sadly, this seems to be the case in almost every computer community I've been in.  Some people are never satisfied.

I understand why Jens and others steer clear of most online forums. Nothing but a bunch of people who've never designed a board in their lives wanting to talk smack.

Although to be fair, Jens is one that might deserve a little of it, lol.

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

You want to read more about these folks' struggles? Read Majesta's blog post about how hard it was to even find cardboard boxes for these things:

http://www.majsta.com/modules.php?name=News&file=categories&op=newindex&catid=8

[dovegrace]

You want to read more about these folks' struggles? Read Majesta's blog post about how hard it was to even find cardboard boxes for these things:

http://www.majsta.com/modules.php?name=News&file=categories&op=newindex&catid=8

It really gives you an appreciation for what small-scale manufacturers go through.

[curtis]

And I'm now following it.  As usual, won't hit the bid button until near the end!

Thanks,

Curtis

HI

I have one for sale on ebay if your interested
item number 252591329351

[QuikSanz]

Has anyone talked to Gunner to see if there is a plan "B or C"?