Hi Eric,
It is a shame. I did try to work something out with Bell, both through the front door and through a "side channel", but no dice. Anyway, thanks for the compliment!
Clear skies!
-ash
http://astro.ai-software.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: Elecman
To: QCUIAG_at_yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [QCUIAG] ICX424 Lead Times
<p> Hi Ash,
It's a shame they won't make exceptions, even for an additional fee (has anyone asked?). For example, I needed a hard-to-get IC a few years ago for a project I just had to complete. I contacted the firm who marketed the IC and they informed me it could only be purchased in 50 quantities or more. I asked by phone if there was any way an exception could be made and, to my surprise, they said yes- for an additional $50 beyond the price of the $20 IC. Because I needed the IC so badly, I couldn't say yes fast enough and the IC arrived in a week. I don't know if Sony would do this, but might be worth a try. Of course, they simply might not be interested.
These delays have me considering the SX HX-916 more and more :).
BTW, you have a nice site. I visited it even before joining this group and there is a lot of important and useful info.
Eric
