The TI's are in country now, but....

[grs]

Here is a juicy quote from the online retailer selling me my TI

"Hi xxxxx,
These should be shipping October 3rd. The TI's are in country now, but
they're waiting for the software updates before shipping them."

Like it gets me thinking all sorts of things like, how long have they been here? and the like. Not long now

[DIGITAL SCREAMS]

They're waiting for a software update before shipping them? Ok, so Access have shipped them worldwide...thats good news....but does this mean theres going to be another hold up now until this software update is made available?

There is a certain element of ambiguity creeping in. I hope someone can clarify this.

DS

[ten]

You still trust crap from distributors after months of bullshit and speculation from them?...which is all this is now, they will say anything to make a sale.

ten

[Doc Jones]

This whole software update seems really odd, don't you think? I mean after all this delay, why in the world would Access announce the TI for Oct 3rd only to delay it again? it just doesn't make sense.

[tranzash]

That's the same rumour that I've heard too. guys like GSF and all have most of the hardware, they only have to update the drivers and softwares.

[ben crosland]

Originally Posted by Doc Jones

This whole software update seems really odd, don't you think? I mean after all this delay, why in the world would Access announce the TI for Oct 3rd only to delay it again? it just doesn't make sense.

It isn't Oct 3rd yet.

[i3]

please no more speculation and x file theories...lets not make this out to something its not and have a panic attack... its not OCT 3 yet but soon!!!

[Doc Jones]

Originally Posted by ben crosland

It isn't Oct 3rd yet.

yeah, that is what I was trying to say - this rumor doesn't make sense. After all this delay, it just wouldn't make sense for Access to announce a date and then not ship on that date.

[Panopticon]

The distributors are probably just trying to keep people appeased. It's likely have instructions from Access not to ship before the 3rd, and it's probably also true that Access is trying to sort out software issues as well (I would imagine they're constantly doing this). Whether or not that would hold up the Ti's release, well, let's wait until Monday and find out.

[grs]

My feeling is that the hardware could have been sitting in Distributors warehouses (eg USA) for any time between Nov 2004 till now. The BIG WAIT has been over the software. So wheather the hardware got here yesterday, last week or six months ago is beside the point.

On another note: If you listen to the latest Podcast from audiomidi.com they mention they are only a mile from the actual US warehouse for Access.