[ydl-gen] Update on PowerStation shipments: 2008 07/14

[Wili Martin]

Kai,

What video card was the PowerStation going to ship with originally?

Thanks,
Hal

On 7/14/08, Kai Staats <kstaats at terrasoftsolutions.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Power enthusiasts,
>
> As you may have noticed, the ship date of the YDL PowerStation moved from
> the
> end of June to mid-July. This was a one time slip in the schedule and there
> will be no further delays.
>
> At Terra Soft, we strive to ship product on time. However, a quality
> product
> always takes precedence over schedule and as of the end of June, the
> PowerStation did not satisfy our quality standard.
>
> After extended effort, the video performance remained sub-standard. While
> there was nothing wrong with the XGI graphics card itself, the resources
> required to enable reasonable X11 performance were not justified.
>
> We are pleased to incorporate instead an ATI X1650 Pro. The ATI card not
> only
> brings more features and better performance but also maintains an active
> open
> source community that continues to improve graphics support for newer
> ATI-based video.
>
> We will ship the first round of units this week at the same listed price of
> $1895. To place your order, please visit:
> http://www.terrasoftsolutions.com/store/
>
> Sincerely,
> Owen Stampflee
> Director of Engineering
> Terra Soft Solutions, Inc.
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