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Aren't you the gambling type :D

 

Maybe. I feel like I'd like to have one or two of these whenever they come out. I'm not going anywhere, so if it takes a while, I can wait.

 

I'd rather contribute some funds to the effort to complete these things and bring them into production, even if it still takes a few more years.

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I read that all the health issues came from a Brown Recluse spider bite? Yikes, I've stomped a few of those suckers myself. Hope the XM comes soon.

I dunno man. My friend in high school got bit by one. The bite looked like a gigantic whitehead zit on his leg about the size of a nipple. I told him to "pop" it because that would help drain the poison out. Prolly not the best advice I've ever given, but damn, it was so knarley! The thing bled out after he busted it open and he got sent to the nurses station. He came back an hour later with a bandage on it. Other than the really huge band-aid, he was fine afterwords.

 

PS - Curt if you're reading this, my condolences to you. Get well soon...

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Did I miss something? Did somebody die?

Nobody died, but Curt apparently has health issues severe enough to affect his projects. Maybe "condolence" wasn't the right term but I meant that I felt bad for his health issues. It's most often used in reference to someone who has lost a loved one, but can apply to any type of misfortune, anguish, or suffering, and does not necessarily imply death.

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condolences

 

It seemed a better term to use than, "I'm sorry" or "I feel sorry for you," "Sorry" seems to have developed a negative connotation in recent years, at least when directed towards someone else, so I try to avoid using it in that manner.

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PM Sent. Once funds are transferred, I will post here and try to notify Curt. He will need your shipping address once everything is ready to ship.

 

Post here if this is something that can actually be done. I would be willing to part with my spot for the $90 or so I originally paid. This isn't out of spite, it's just that some extra money in my pocket couldn't hurt right now.

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PM Sent. Once funds are transferred, I will post here and try to notify Curt. He will need your shipping address once everything is ready to ship.

 

Ok. I sent payment for agreed amount to Toiletunes for transfer of ownership of his pre-order to me. Please reply to this message to provide public confirmation that you're transferred ownership of you pre-order to me.

 

Hi everyone...

 

So here is a quick update. Not much has occurred this year only because I've had several operations and my last in June seems to have fixed an issue that I've had since Dec 12'

 

The Yamaha audio portion is still questionable, it will be implemented it's just ironing it out.

 

There appears to be a very big issue with the memory system and keeping data stable.

 

The bus partitioning needs to be thoroughly tested out.

 

System console compatibility is the last to-do on the list once these other issues are addressed.

 

Mark is helping again as he has time as his job and life are extremely hectic so he can only put in a very very limited amount of time to this as right now I can myself as I've been done and just starting to really work again. I have tremendous amounts of bills to catch up on so my job and work are the priority as that time, but the XM gets my attention as I can.

 

When these major hurdles are fixed, next update post will be made so it will be a while.

 

Curt

 

Curt: I hope you are recovering well, and my best wishes are with you. Whenever the XM is ready (however long it takes), please get in touch with me for payment of the remainder of Toiletunes' order and my shipping information.

 

I may be buying one more of these. I'm talking to a couple of other people who are looking to exit, and I will post another note if there is another transaction.

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Ok. I sent payment for agreed amount to Toiletunes for transfer of ownership of his pre-order to me. Please reply to this message to provide public confirmation that you're transferred ownership of you pre-order to me.

 

 

Curt: I hope you are recovering well, and my best wishes are with you. Whenever the XM is ready (however long it takes), please get in touch with me for payment of the remainder of Toiletunes' order and my shipping information.

 

I may be buying one more of these. I'm talking to a couple of other people who are looking to exit, and I will post another note if there is another transaction.

 

Payment received, ownership transferred. Thanks, and best of luck to you.

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He has always stated that if you want to get a hold of him about the xm to give him an email .

 

Good luck with that. I emailed him about a dozen times last February and March. first asking him to verify that I had moved, and then when I realized he was never going to ship, to ask for a refund.

 

I'm still waiting for a response.

 

No product, no refund, no response. What a great guy.

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Good luck with that. I emailed him about a dozen times last February and March. first asking him to verify that I had moved, and then when I realized he was never going to ship, to ask for a refund.

 

I'm still waiting for a response.

 

No product, no refund, no response. What a great guy.

So basically he makes it impossible to reach him one way or the other ? He comes on here saying he will not reply to pm's or post on a thread on here about the xm but to email him , but he ignores emails about the xm . That's what I gather from reading this post and others .

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I think what many might be pissed about, is the fact that he doesn't respond to ANYTHING, facebook, email, contact via Syzygy website, etc. Meanwhile he is regularly posting on the Atari Museum facebook page... so he is active online, just not too keen on replying to 7800 XM inquiries.

 

I know in the past year he's been kinda pissed at the fan/customer backlash on here... But I don't think alienating the customers and taking their irateness personal is the best way to go about things but... it is what it is. I'm just glad I didn't pre order the thing --- I'd be pissed too.

 

If and when it does get finished, I'll wait until after the initial batches sell, then if he's got some extras laying around... I MIGHT get one.

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And people bought the book.. Way to support the Xm pre order people by pushing development on the back burner.

 

I'm pretty sure the book(s) got funded with kickstarter money, not that it makes it any better.

 

Eventually, enough people will vent here and then Curt will post a minor non-update, along with "I can't believe the negativity" or words to that effect, then the thread will be locked.

Sadly, I bet your right.
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