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#CATS hardware order time

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#32726From: Steve Bennett/SYSOPMar 4, 1993 12:59 PM
Does anyone have a rough idea how long it usually takes to get a hardware (computer) order through the developer program at CATS? (Yes, Steve P., I couldn't wait any longer… <g>) –>Steve Bennett
#32731From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPMar 4, 1993 8:51 PM
Well, if you happen to buy a couple, I'll take one. 🙂 I think it's taken about a week for things that I've ordered, but that was for a tape drive and a SCSI controller. Steve
#32754From: Steve Bennett/SYSOPMar 5, 1993 4:35 PM
It's actually quite funny… About 10 minutes after I left that message, someone from Commodore called to say my machine had been shipped… I'm using it now, in fact. (And it's already spoiled me… <grin>) –>Steve Bennett
#32788From: Marlene Zenker/SYSOPMar 6, 1993 4:15 PM
Great! Hope you have fun with it. Have you tried the MPEG movies yet? Steve
#32810From: Steve Bennett/SYSOPMar 6, 1993 11:44 PM
Not yet. I probably will as soon as I can manage to grab the time to download them… <g> –>Steve Bennett
#32737From: Vic WagnerMar 4, 1993 9:11 PM
Steve, Sometimes they ship the same day (has happened to us a couple times), other times it takes a while (don't try ordering a 2065 Ethernet card from them, they don't have any and don't expect any soon).
#32742From: Betty Clay/SYSOPMar 5, 1993 12:00 AM
Depends on whether they have them in stock, Steve. I have received things in less than a week – and again, I've had to wait a couple of months. You can usually ask when you call and they can tell you within a day or two of when to expect it. —Betty
#32753From: Steve AhlstromMar 5, 1993 11:38 AM
Steve, It depends on what you order. As of 2-3 weeks ago 4000s were backordered and CATS was telling people they'd have a long wait. -sja
#32755From: Steve Bennett/SYSOPMar 5, 1993 4:39 PM
Lets see… I sent in the order 2 weeks ago today. And today, my nice new machine is sitting on my desk and I'm just now doing my first online session with it. (I can see already that tonight is going to be one of those *really* late night sessions… TGIF, and for the first time in ages I actually have nothing whatsoever scheduled for the weekend! It couldn't have arrived at a better time…) I guess 2 weeks is what CATS considers a long wait. (Heck, it seemed like forever to me… <grin>) –>Steve Bennett