Re: Re: Chip order from Ram controls

Hi,

Add me to the list too, waiting for a $2000 refund promised at the end
of this month. Over two years now!!!

Mark Capps

Scott Brasington wrote:
> Add me to the list. I won on ebay two large auctions of POKEY chips.
> I quickly paid, never received them, one excuse after another how UPS
> lost the package(s) AND there was no tracking numbers. Yeah right.
> In the end a few of us that won ebay auctions at that time from him
> got together. We were all getting similar excuses. I guess UPS lost
> a huge number of packages across several days and lost the track numbers
> too. Yeah right. Seems like a bunch of people didnt get there stuff
> that time. In my case after several months I ended up getting a refund,
> probably because the group of us that banded together put some
> pressure on
> him and it was through Ebay. I would have rather had the POKEY chips
> that I won. Your mileage may vary.
>
> -Scott
>
>
> Steven Gregory wrote:
>> Too many have been burned by Dave, myself included. I've waited over
>> 2 to 3 years for a batch of RAM which
>> never showed up. I've been giving the round of excuses and I can't
>> get him to send a refund.
>>
>> - Steven
>>
>>
>>
>> From: Pat Danis Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 1:23 PM
>> To: vectorlist@vectorlist.org Subject: VECTOR: Re: Chip order from
>> Ram controls
>>
>>
>> Kevin:
>>
>> I don't know if you ever e-mailed David about the chip request we
>> have. I ordered $200 worth of vector specific chips and haven't
>> received any yet. I am cutting and pasting his PMs to me. If you
>> could send him a specific list of what we want/need as I will
>> certainly fuck it up, that would be cool. You may have already done
>> this, I don't know.
>>
>> When you come over on Sunday, remind me to dig out the tubes of chips
>> I have so that you can take a look at them to see if I have anything
>> you can use to fix stuff. Volcano is very active so be sure to call
>> first before coming over on Sunday. I shall try to e-mail you if I
>> get back home on Saturday night.
>>
>> PM's follow
>>
>> 14 Jan:
>>
>> Hey Pat,
>>
>> Good to hear from you. SO glad to be back among the living. LOL Now I
>> know what all the complaints are about when it comes to sinus
>> infections. I've never hurt so bad before!! I guess I was lucky
>> because I only had to deal with it a relatively short period of time.
>> I have all sorts of components. Give me some $$ and I'll put together
>> a load of parts for you that you won't be displeased with. :-) I work
>> on Atari boards more than anything, so my component cache is very
>> Atari-friendly. Whatever you get, I'll make sure to throw together a
>> pile that's over-the-top for you.
>>
>> Talk to you soon.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>> Quote:
>> Originally Posted by komodo Welcome back to the living. I
>> too just got over a bad cold (Got it on a trip on the 1st of Jan)
>> which turned into a sinus infection, (which I am still combatting). I
>> am awaiting payment on some parts and then should be able to send you
>> some cash for chips. I am needing anything to fix a bunch of Star
>> Wars and other Atari game boards. I'm good on pokeys but need all the
>> other stuff. What do you have left and what price are you asking? No
>> rush on this stuff. Just trying to finish up a deal we started about
>> a month ago.
>>
>> Pat Danis
>> 15 March:
>>
>> Hey Pat,
>>
>> I could have sworn that you asked me to hold off. I forget if you
>> wanted to change it up a bit or if you were flying somewhere and just
>> wanted me to hold off. I also recall another conversation about
>> Tempest PROMs? I recall "126"... I was looking for my stash of PROMs
>> and I found them on Friday when I dug through the most recent pallet
>> of parts, but I could not remember what you wanted exactly. Remind me
>> and I'll sort through them now that I have the parts out in the open.
>>
>> Worst case, if I don't have those PROMs (which I think I have a TON
>> of them ready to go - I used to do repairs on the order of
>> $4000/weekend back in the day, so I'm fully stocked!), I can program
>> some fresh ones for you. I'm sure I have blank PROMs ready to go
>> somewhere in my stash....and I have a good idea where those boxes
>> are, too. I just saw them on Friday, in fact.
>>
>> Anyhow, Kevin later asked me about the PROMs, I responded a couple of
>> times, but got nothing in reply from him about that specific topic,
>> so I let it go. I gave him a decent list of crosses for the type of
>> PROM he was asking about, too. Did he and I have any trouble with
>> communication? I recall that conversation specifically, because I was
>> excited to help you and Kevin out. It's not often I get to do
>> something for YOU, so I'm eager to help. :-)
>> Sorry if we had any disconnect on what was supposed to take place
>> there. I'll make it all good.
>> Let's discuss and you can tell me what you'd like. I'll get it to you.
>> Anything at all that you need, let me know. I have all sorts of good
>> stuff.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> 29 March:
>>
>> BTW, I was able to find the tubes of blank 74S288 PROMs. How many
>> would you like? These are nearly impossible to find anymore (actual
>> 74S288), but here I am with several tubes of them. :-)
>>
>> Let me know.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> Another 29 March:
>>
>> Hi Pat,
>>
>> You got it. I'll start rounding up parts for you. :-)
>>
>> FYI, I am completely out of AM6012, AD561JD, MC1495L and TMS2532A.
>>
>> I'm about to get more of the TMS2532A, but I'm still waiting on
>> quotes for the other three. I get these parts for MUCH cheaper than
>> anyone else in our group can, so I stock up, sell them off, stock up
>> again, sell them off... It's a cycle for me. I don't make anything on
>> it, but I'm able to supply the group with parts and earn some brownie
>> points while I'm at it - maybe people will remember how cool I am
>> when they're about to go into witch-hunt mode. LOL
>> I do have LM13201, so that's easy. I also have 2114, 4116, 2101, etc,
>> etc, etc lots of RAM. Those PROMs, of course.
>>
>> Do you have anymore ideas on what you'd like? I'll contact Kevin and
>> see if he can offer up any ideas. I'd like to make sure you can USE
>> what I send over.
>>
>> I'll contact my sources and see if I can speed up the process on
>> resupplying myself with those other part numbers more quickly.
>>
>> Talk to you soon.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> Final 29 March:
>>
>>
>> Hi Pat,
>>
>> You got it. When you have a moment, could you let Kevin know to talk
>> to me about it? I've emailed him a couple of different times about
>> this general topic, but I have not received a response yet -- maybe
>> he's waiting for you to OK it? I really want you taken care of, so
>> the sooner the better. :-)
>>
>> Thanks and have a great week!!
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> Quote:
>> Originally Posted by komodo Since Kevin is doing my board
>> work, that would probably be best. I am the money man. I do
>> appreciate your ability to get these chips. I am still pretty
>> ignorant about chips and what I need so it is better to let somebody
>> who is better informed make the purchasing and I pay them for their
>> time. I like having the right parts at the right time. Just work with
>> Kevin and when you get the order filled that will be fine. Don't let
>> this little order detract from your big sales.
>>
>> Pat
>>
>>
>>
>> That is where we are at. He is pretty busy with his secret project
>> so we shall see what happens. Figured the least we could do is get
>> those PROMs
>>
>> for Tempest.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for reading
>>
>> Pat
>>
>>
>>
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