| 8-BIT Designs Commodore Business has new owner [message #137602] |
Sat, 07 May 2005 21:09  |
mhunter
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Hello All,
It is with great pleasure that I make this announcement. My business
“8-BIT Designs” has a new owner. The business’s website is at:
http://www.8bitdesigns.com
Many of you will remember that I closed the business when my daughter
was born. It quickly became obvious that I would never be able to keep
up with the demands of the business and take care of my daughter full-time.
Since my closing, I have been constantly replying to requests from
Commodore users who want to purchase my products. Since my daughters
demands on my time have only increased, I could not actually accept any
of those orders.
But, several of my unique products are not available anywhere else. So,
many of you have been patiently waiting for the business to find a new home.
As of Thursday, May 5, 2005, the business officially has a new home.
For the last couple of months, I have been corresponding with a fine man
who has great plans for Commodore community and my product designs.
So, very shortly, you should once again be able to place an order for
the many great products I offered at 8-BIT Designs.
In addition to the many great Commodore accessories that are already
listed on the 8-BIT Designs website, there are also a few secret
prototype designs for products that I had not yet released. These
designs have been transferred to the new owner as well. So, look
forward to some great new additions to my existing designs.
Likewise, the new owner has some great projects in the works. In our
discussions, he has been kind enough to share some of his ideas with me.
I can’t tell you what they are yet, but I will tell you that you will
want them.
Be sure to keep an eye on the new owner. There are many great
developments and new products that you will definitely want to have for
yourself.
With that said, I am formally announcing that I have legally transferred
all of the assets relating to 8-BIT Designs to Denard Springle IV of
c64DieHards ( http://www.c64diehards.com ).
These assets include all intellectual property, designs, logos, graphics
/ images, copyrights, trademarks, domain name, website, 100% of my
Commodore related inventory, how-to articles (featured on the website),
and anything else relating to the 8-BIT Designs business.
Denard’s contact information is:
Denard Springle IV
c64 DieHards
153 Kent Drive
Manassas Park, VA 20111
United States
http://www.c64diehards.com
You can find his full information and e-mail address on the 8-BIT
Designs website at:
http://www.8bitdesigns.com/contact.html
Be sure to check the 8-BIT Designs website frequently for updates and
new information.
The main website’s URL is: http://www.8bitdesigns.com
Since this will be my last message to the community as the owner of
8-BIT Designs, let me take this opportunity to thank all of you for your
support.
I enjoyed working with all of you. One of the great things about serving
a community like this one, is that you get to know your customers very
well. It was a great pleasure to meet all of you, and I enjoyed our
many great conversations.
I would especially like to thank Rod and Gaelyne Gasson of VideoCam
Services for all their support. They provided me with wonderful
service, and even an emergency domain transfer (to their server) when my
local ISP was costing me a fortune in downtime. Without Rod and
Gaelyne, I would have lost a lot of business.
I would also like to thank Maurice Randall for putting me in
communication with the individual who purchased my business.
Any omitted names are not any less important. Everyone in the Commodore
community is responsible for the success of the business in one fashion
or another.
I hope that you will all continue to support the 8-BIT Designs business
and product line at it’s new home. I am very confident that the new
owner will be a good “fit” for the Commodore community. And, I wish him
the best.
So, with all that said, please be sure to contact Denard and his team at
c64DieHards and get to know them.
I am sure that Denard will be making his introductions to the Commodore
community in the near future. In the mean time, watch the 8-BIT Designs
website ( http://www.8bitdesigns.com ) and the c64DieHards website at:
http://www.c64diehards.com for the latest information.
Please feel free to re-post this message in any appropriate Commodore
forum or discussion group.
Thank you all.
Michael Hunter
mhunter@videocam.net.au
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| Re: 8-BIT Designs Commodore Business has new owner [message #137603 is a reply to message #137602] |
Mon, 09 May 2005 01:03  |
ramswell
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Glad that you finally found a new home for the domain name! I will be
eagerly awaiting a chance to purchase some of the se products soon.
Thanks for the 4-In 1! It works great even to this day and it's fully
utilizating my Wheels 64 capabilities.
Good Luck in the future and may The Lord bless and keep you and your
family.
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| Re: 8-BIT Designs Commodore Business has new owner [message #137604 is a reply to message #137603] |
Mon, 09 May 2005 15:03 |
mhunter
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Hello,
ramswell wrote:
> Glad that you finally found a new home for the domain name! I will be
> eagerly awaiting a chance to purchase some of the se products soon.
That's good to hear. I am sure the new owner will appreciate your support.
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> Thanks for the 4-In 1! It works great even to this day and it's fully
> utilizating my Wheels 64 capabilities.
I am glad to hear that it is still serving you well. They are a great
printer interface.
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> Good Luck in the future and may The Lord bless and keep you and your
> family.
Thank you :-)
Michael Hunter
mhunter@videocam.net.au
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| Re: 8-BIT Designs Commodore Business has new owner [message #137616 is a reply to message #137604] |
Wed, 18 May 2005 14:40 |
c64diehards
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Hello All,
First, I would like to thank Michael Hunter for working closely with
me to purchase the assets and intellectual property of 8-Bit Designs
and providing me with an opportunity to provide the Commodore community
with some fantastic products.
Secondly, I would like to take a moment to introduce myself and my
organization to the Commodore community. My name is Denard Springle,
though you can call me Denny. I currently own and operate three
successful technology companies in the areas of hardware, software and
services not including my latest venture, c64diehards. I have been an
avid user and loyal fan of the Commodore line of computers since I got
my first Vic-20 when I was only 7 years old. Since then I have owned
and used everything from the PET to the last Amiga's to ship from
Commodore, with the Commodore 64 being my favorite (with the 128
running a close second!). I was very active in the Commodore community
back in the hey day of QLink and BBS's, and for a time wrote and
distributed some software for the Commodore 64/128 in the early 90's.
My organization, c64diehards, will continue the success of Michael's
8-Bit Designs hardware by manufacuring many of the most popular items
he produced. In addition to production of these items, many of the
designs will be released under GPL and posted on our website for all to
enjoy and benefit from. We are also working hard to produce new
products for the Commodore as well as offering a full sales and service
venue for the Commodore 64, 128, +4 and C16 line of computers. We are
working closely with many of the existing leaders in the Commodore
community on special projects that will benefit everyone, though I am
not at liberty at this time to disclose who and what we're working on.
Our website is in final release stages and should be up and running
within the next month. During this same period we will be manufacturing
many of the 8-Bit Designs products to ready them for sale when our
website is open and ready to go. In the meantime, please feel free to
email us at sales@c64diehards.com with any questions or requests and we
will work closely with you to provide you with what you need. We
currently have multiple refurbished and upgraded Commodore 64 and 128
computers as well as 1541, 1541-II, 1571 and 1581 disk drives, all with
60 day repair or replace and 30 day money back guarantees, so shoot us
an email if you are interested in finding out more about what we have
to offer until the website is ready.
We will make another announcement when the website is up and ready
to begin taking orders online, and we will also be announcing our
telnet enabled BBS as soon as it is ready to go as well.
In the meantime, I want to thank everyone who has helped c64diehards
grow from a simple idea to a full service organization, including
Maurice Randall, Jens Schoenfeld, and, of course, Michael Hunter for
their encouragement and support. I look forward to working with the
Commodore community again - I've been away far too long! Again, email
us at sales@c64diehards.com if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Denard Springle
President, c64diehards
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