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Propeller II to be unveiled at... April Fools!

Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
edited 2010-04-02 03:42 in Propeller 1
Yes, you knew it.. April Fools Day... [noparse]:)[/noparse]

No, the Propeller II isn't going to debut at UPEW 2010, but what if? [noparse]:)[/noparse]

Happy April Gang!

Edit: BTW, there are only 25 RSVP slots remaining for UPEW! (No Kidding!)
Get registered today! See you all at the Expos!

OBC

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Post Edited (Oldbitcollector) : 4/2/2010 1:23:29 PM GMT

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  • Bill HenningBill Henning Posts: 6,445
    edited 2010-04-01 15:00
    OBC....

    That is just plain MEAN!

    I wonder how many heart attacks you caused? <grin>
    Oldbitcollector said...
    Yes, you knew it.. April Fools Day... [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    No, the Propeller II isn't going to debut at UPEW 2010, but what if? [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    Happy April Gang!

    Edit: BTW, there are only 25 RSVP slots remaining for UPEW! (No Kidding!)
    Get registered today! See you all at the Expos!

    OBC
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  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2010-04-01 15:02
    Not nice, getting our hopes up like that. What ya gonna do when we come for you wink.gif
  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-04-01 15:27
    @OBC: You beat me to it! smile.gif

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  • Chris_DChris_D Posts: 305
    edited 2010-04-01 15:33
    Your a BAD, BAD, man OBC.· I saw that headline and I was overly excited.· Now back to my depression ;-)



    Chris
  • mctriviamctrivia Posts: 3,772
    edited 2010-04-01 16:07
    that is mean. That is about as bad as filling a persons Cadillac with cement and saying April Fools. We take our props seriously.

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  • Toby SeckshundToby Seckshund Posts: 2,027
    edited 2010-04-01 16:11
    I don't know about·cement but I once saw a car filled up with expanding polythene foam.

    It had much the same effect.

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  • Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
    edited 2010-04-01 16:21
    Messed up! smile.gif

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  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2010-04-01 16:27
    Both cruel and unusual...

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  • VaatiVaati Posts: 712
    edited 2010-04-01 16:43
    Very nice. If only you had said "UPENE" instead of "UPEW." smile.gif

    Anyways, didn't Mr. Gracey say at UPENE-09 that the Prop II would be coming out sometime this fall...?

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  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,401
    edited 2010-04-01 16:55
    OBC,

    I know you're self-employed, but do you want a job?

    [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    Really, this is the kind of dreams marketing people have every night. They need something to crow about.

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  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2010-04-01 18:21
    Ken, there is a reason most marketing people can only dream about this kind of marketing. They are trying to sell something most folks are not interested in at best, or don't want at worst, whereas most of your customers are impatiently (and with great anticipation) awaiting the Prop2.

    PS - If money is the holdup for Prop2 I would be happy to pre-order and pre-pay for several units, as I am certain many others would.
  • Ken GraceyKen Gracey Posts: 7,401
    edited 2010-04-01 20:06
    kwinn, I am thankful every day for the point you made. We have unique products, appreciative customers and friends, friendly competition, and a place where we really love to work. I can only imagine what it would be like to sell toilet bowl brushes or similar commodities. I appreciate that reminder.

    Prop2: money isn't the holdup - the design team is still working. We're always planning ahead for the expenses of foundry shuttles, minimum orders, etc. Having 40 years of experience with Chip I know he can't be pushed along (disaster for marketing people who want to run engineering) so we'll wait patiently. My job is to make sure the environment around him is conducive to productivity.

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2010-04-01 20:21
    In the spirit of today, I have fooled Vaati via IM that there was a givaway on DealExtreme.com and they were giving out free vintage video game parts. And he fell for it. smile.gif

    @Ken: Who waits for a toilet brush to come out? tongue.gif The PropII will gain instant popularity among forum members. Which, I believe, is 19,044 at the current time and counting every day.

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  • P!-RoP!-Ro Posts: 1,189
    edited 2010-04-01 22:44
    Not quite, remember that 19044 includes a few spammers--some possibly even selling plungers!

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  • Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
    edited 2010-04-02 00:53
    OBC: I thought about the same prank but thought better of it LOL smile.gif

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  • JT CookJT Cook Posts: 487
    edited 2010-04-02 01:01
    Lol, I fell for this one hook line and sinker.

    I guess I will have to settle for a new toilet brush.
  • BuildThingsBuildThings Posts: 31
    edited 2010-04-02 02:24
    Ughhh This was too funny because I read the headline this morning but did not read the thread until just now. I had a good hour of day dreaming about the PropII when I was mowing the lawn ..... Dirty Bit Collector cool.gifnono.gif
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2010-04-02 03:11
    Perhaps we should just give a P8x32a some Viagra. How long before it takes effect?

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  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2010-04-02 03:28
    Actually, my take was the opposite of most folks. When I saw the thread title, my knee-jerk reaction was, "Oh, Smile! I'm going to miss out, because I won't be there," but then, "Wait a minute: that'd be impossible. Chip's still working on the design." But still, I breathed a minor sigh of relief when I clicked the link.

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  • markaericmarkaeric Posts: 282
    edited 2010-04-02 03:42
    Ken,

    Every once in a while I ponder about companies that I admire, which I assure you are very few. Ethics, and passion for the products/services the company provides is the most important. Now when a small company not only meets that criteria, but is also able to accomplish feats that seem only possible for much larger entities, then that really separates the good from the great; Scaled Composites come to mind as one, as well as Parallax.

    I think it's great that you see the importance of basing the company around engineering, as it almost always produces excellent products. I think (or at least hope) that as long as Parallax provides products that are useful, unique, and intuitive, then it will always have sufficient customers.
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