Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site clyde.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!gjw From: gjw@clyde.UUCP (Gregory J. Wroclawski) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Passport Delivery Update Message-ID: <683@clyde.UUCP> Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 10:50:12 EST Article-I.D.: clyde.683 Posted: Mon Dec 17 10:50:12 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 18-Dec-84 02:10:26 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Whippany NJ Lines: 21 On November 7th I had placed an order for a Passport to replace my stolen Escort. At that time I was told that my unit would be shipped on December 10th. This past weekend I received a letter from Cincinnati Microwave that my unit would not be shipped any time in the near future. To maintain customer rapport they are sending out a package of a full color brochure and the Passport owners manual to all people on their order list. Since, it was obvious that my unit was not shipped on the promised date I called their toll free number to find out the whole story. Now they are indicating that my unit is to be shipped on February 3rd !. I was told that they were receiving many defective circuit boards and that they had to go through a redesign during which time production was halted. Has anybody out there in net land ordered one early enough to receive it yet?. I am getting the feeling that they really haven't started production yet. The SMD (Surface Mounted Device) technology is very tricky to implement. We are using it on the project I am involved with at work now and our physical design department is having its headaches. Happy Motoring, Greg Wroclawski