Box just arrived today. Lots of stuff but not much taht I will actually put to use in my life time!!!! Any how, I will try to get it turned around by Monday and back out the door. Just a quick question, Who took the Penguin Robot Kit? There was one logged in a couple people before Phil got it but it never got logged out. I really wish it were still there:
@Chris Savage, please PM me the next address and invite for the next go around.
@NWCCTV The Penguin kit did get logged out. I looked through the box and logbook three times without seeing it either place.
My daughter found it in the log, it's in the written text, not in an item listing. Tricky , tricky, tricky.
I would like to sign up for the next box as well. This time i just shipped Andy a bunch of stuff to put in it, becuase i was afraid I wouldnt be able to ship it until 2 weeks after i got it. This time im not worried about that, the irony(dunno if im usimg this word right) is, i could have signed up thid time and held on to the box for two weeks and it wouldnt have mattered!
I sent andy my stuff before the box even shipped. Mostly chips as it was all I had to spare, even so theres hi end ADCs and stuff. Next round I have much better goodies to contribute.
@Chris I have a SC account, and my email is in my sig. Please let me know if I need to do anything else.
Are you talking about the Penguin boards or the whole kit that Zappman put in? I found a couple penguin boards that were logged out. Not a big deal, just would have been cool as most items I wanted to put in the box are Parallax related. I will probably just take a couple things and put in a couple and wait for the next round.
Box just arrived today. Lots of stuff but not much taht I will actually put to use in my life time!!!! Any how, I will try to get it turned around by Monday and back out the door. <snip>
@Chris Savage, please PM me the next address and invite for the next go around.
Wow! I might actually get the box before the Expo! I'm last on the list and was hoping to deliver the box to Chris in person at the Expo....
I will be moving the travel data into the group here on the Parallax forums on Saturday. I re-sent a few invites since some have indicated they did not get one. Remember, you can always click the community menu, select groups and go to the group from the menu shortcut. You can also apply for access if you're not already a member or didn't get an invite.
When the new box goes out I have two Penguins that may find their way into the box...but first we need to get things back on track. Saturday I will send the final addresses to everyone left.
P.S. - All this talk about the box being cursed...sounds like a phase shift in someone's positronic matrix to me.
Box just arrived today. Lots of stuff but not much taht I will actually put to use in my life time!!!! Any how, I will try to get it turned around by Monday and back out the door. Just a quick question, Who took the Penguin Robot Kit? There was one logged in a couple people before Phil got it but it never got logged out. I really wish it were still there:
@Chris Savage, please PM me the next address and invite for the next go around.
Once the box returns I will update the group. Since some have had issues getting into the group I have been doing some (re)thinking on how to handle things. I am going to make the group OPEN and change the way we share the information by having the person who receives the box PM the person for their information when they receive the box. More details later, but this will have the advantage of minimizing personal information exchange while allowing more members to see what's happening with the box whether they're participating or not.
Parallax Inc.
ATTN: Chris Savage
599 Menlo Drive
Rocklin, CA 95765
Chris, make sure this box makes a pit stop in my office. We will need to supersize it to something a bit bigger - I've got lots of great hardware to send out. People have no idea about the great hardware in my office, and how quickly it accumulates.
I want the next go around to come my way after Ken gets it!!! I have a bunch of Parallax stuff also and would really like to trade for more Parallax items!!!
Well, I got the box back last week and am slowly going through what is going into the next box. I gotta say, the box came back more than full! Obviously a lot of what is in it will not be in the next box. I was hoping to freshen things up a bit. Tomorrow I am going to open up the group page here on the Parallax Forums since, as I mentioned before we're going to do things a bit different this time, so there won't be any privacy issues. So stay tuned. I will also try to scan the log tomorrow and post it in a group album. Right now I need to try and get some more content back up on the Savage///Circuits website. I will follow up here tomorrow after I've updated everything.
Okay, The Fellowship of the Travelling Parts Box is now an open group, which means any member of the Parallax forums can join the group without requiring an invite or approval to join. This doesn't mean you're automatically on the list. We're to a thread and build a list just like the first go-round. But for now if you weren't able to get into the group you should be able to now.
Before that box leaves Parallax make sure it makes a pit stop at my office. I have things that are looking for a home: many Penguin kits, Propeller boards, sensors, China finds (LED tape, motors), new sample parts (Hitec joysticks, Futaba High Speed Continuous Rotation Servos) etc. You know that my desk accumulates nearly everything Parallax sells (or doesn't) and I have to clean the place up!
Ken, I will stop by your office tomorrow. Box goes out on July 1st, so now's the time.
As for the log book...I need to update a driver or something for scanning since the Canon I have sends the data back to a PC and this one doesn't have the software it wants, just the printer driver. So once I get that installed I will get the scan.
Well, that's a good question...I think we'll start creating the list tomorrow. I was hoping to get the old list up before we started the new one and then see who from the old list was left. I will post the details tomorrow after work and we should be ready to start having members sign up by Tuesday.
It seems the groups don't support attachments in any way, so posting the log book is going to be a little different than I thought. Once I have the PDF I will upload it to the Savage///Circuits website into a special directory and link it from the groups pages. Speaking of which, I just added the Q4 - 2012 Participants and the image of the Travel Path of the box in case anyone is interested in seeing visually where the box traveled around the country.
Sorry, been working from home and taking care of my wife who just had surgery. I am trying to play catch-up with work before the weekend (Parallax will be closed on the 4th and 5th) and then this weekend I will get the log up from the last run, get the new box ready to go, and get the list thread started in the group.
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I don't need no curses!
@Chris Savage, please PM me the next address and invite for the next go around.
-Phil
My daughter found it in the log, it's in the written text, not in an item listing. Tricky , tricky, tricky.
Good to hear the box is still around. Have fun.
I sent andy my stuff before the box even shipped. Mostly chips as it was all I had to spare, even so theres hi end ADCs and stuff. Next round I have much better goodies to contribute.
@Chris I have a SC account, and my email is in my sig. Please let me know if I need to do anything else.
I believe you are asking me. I never saw it, but I am referring to the full penguin kit.
Not surprising that it did not travel very far.
Wow! I might actually get the box before the Expo! I'm last on the list and was hoping to deliver the box to Chris in person at the Expo....
When the new box goes out I have two Penguins that may find their way into the box...but first we need to get things back on track. Saturday I will send the final addresses to everyone left.
P.S. - All this talk about the box being cursed...sounds like a phase shift in someone's positronic matrix to me.
Andy,
Do you still have the box.?
Anxiously waiting my turn....
Dave
OK! Thanks!
You can send it to me here @ Parallax.
Parallax Inc.
ATTN: Chris Savage
599 Menlo Drive
Rocklin, CA 95765
Chris, make sure this box makes a pit stop in my office. We will need to supersize it to something a bit bigger - I've got lots of great hardware to send out. People have no idea about the great hardware in my office, and how quickly it accumulates.
Before that box leaves Parallax make sure it makes a pit stop at my office. I have things that are looking for a home: many Penguin kits, Propeller boards, sensors, China finds (LED tape, motors), new sample parts (Hitec joysticks, Futaba High Speed Continuous Rotation Servos) etc. You know that my desk accumulates nearly everything Parallax sells (or doesn't) and I have to clean the place up!
As for the log book...I need to update a driver or something for scanning since the Canon I have sends the data back to a PC and this one doesn't have the software it wants, just the printer driver. So once I get that installed I will get the scan.
Well, that's a good question...I think we'll start creating the list tomorrow. I was hoping to get the old list up before we started the new one and then see who from the old list was left. I will post the details tomorrow after work and we should be ready to start having members sign up by Tuesday.
It seems the groups don't support attachments in any way, so posting the log book is going to be a little different than I thought. Once I have the PDF I will upload it to the Savage///Circuits website into a special directory and link it from the groups pages. Speaking of which, I just added the Q4 - 2012 Participants and the image of the Travel Path of the box in case anyone is interested in seeing visually where the box traveled around the country.
Any update on the next go round of the Traveling Parts Box?