Considering ordering a CarveWright/CompuCarve, but first some questions . . .

[DAT60A3]

I still have a 300 bps acoustic coupler (the modem where you put the phone handset into it). I used that on a TI Professional Portable. This had 256k of RAM, 2 5¼" floppies, a 9" CRT, and weighed 40 lbs! Everyone asked me why I needed so much power. It beat anything IBM had, until it was orphaned a year later by TI. Back then they had to write efficient software. Now they can write garbage because the hardware makes up for it.

[Celticharper1]

Maybe I am showing my age, but I remember when the Commodore 64 came out. It advertised awesome graphics compared to what we where used to at the time, then everyone I know, who rushed out and bought one, complained about the 20-50 mins it took to load the game from the tape player.

LOL, I had one of those, I had just had my first baby, so I had time on my hands while he was sleeping ~ I spent a long time entering the data for the little space game . . . and then there was the pong, which I really liked.

"syntax error", yes . . . that used to frustrate me quite a lot, but I tend to be a driven personality when I want to accomplish something . . . so I would just start over, LOL.

Mem-or-ies . . .

LOL,
Celticharper1

[Celticharper1]

Back then they had to write efficient software. Now they can write garbage because the hardware makes up for it.

Depends on whose involved, there are lots of of programmers and technicians, some good some bad . . . but get an IEEE involved and you've got the cream of the crop . . . the very best of both worlds, and they don't have a choice, they are either "all that" or they aren't IEEE (or won't be for long).


Celticharper1

[Celticharper1]

It's the internet; you'll always find more complaints than praise.

True, but still it's an extension of human nature, before that it was snail mail and phone calls

Back in the day, Sears offered an unconditional lifetime warranty on all Craftsman tools for free.

I think they still have it for hand tools, like screwdrivers, and the like, but maybe that's gone too.

Today, I can buy tools that say Craftsman on them from Sears, but the warranty is almost always limited, non-existant or there is no extended warranty available.

Extended warranties have definately been available in the last several years, at least they were available a couple of years ago when I purchased my shopvac and a few other things from them, come to think of it, it was available on my lawn mower last year too . . . maybe they've cut it out entirely since then though.

>Nature of the outsourcing beast.

Yes

Even as we speak, I'm carving out stations for a 17' strip-built kayak on the machine.

Nifty, I hope you post pics

Only a couple more days <rubs hands together>


Celticharper1

[covennantwood94n]

Will this machine be available anytime soon in South Korea? Have been checking Ebay, but no one sells worldwide. However, there is also the question of servicing...
I teach in rural South Korea, and would love to be able to introduce my students to the joy of 3d woodcarving.
Any thoughts/comments will be appreciated.

[benluz]

Will this machine be available anytime soon in South Korea? Have been checking Ebay, but no one sells worldwide. However, there is also the question of servicing...
I teach in rural South Korea, and would love to be able to introduce my students to the joy of 3d woodcarving.
Any thoughts/comments will be appreciated.

I was just talking to the Cw company about world wide sales.The girl I spoke believed it was the intent of the company to go world wide,but at what point she did not know,this month their obligation with sears changes and they will be selling units from the web store that is soon to be open .Your best bet is to keep an eye on ebay and ask sellers to ship to your country.
Ben

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