Re: Update on Carte Blanche status.

[Steven Hirsch <snhirsch@gmail.com>]

Mike Spurgeon wrote:
> Steven Hirsch wrote:
> > Mike Spurgeon wrote:
> > > Steven Hirsch wrote:
> > > > Alex Freed wrote:
> > > > > Sorry for a slightly off-topic post but I think it is important and 
> > > > > urgent.
> > > > >
> > > > > Remember the $300 USB JTAG tool from Xilinx I mentioned? Well, it 
> > > > > is still $300 new but somebody on e-bay is selling a bunch of used 
> > > > > ones for $10 plus $8 shipping.
> > > >
> > > > Drat.  Unfortunately the auction has ended.
> > >
> > > He who hesitates...
> >
> > > I got one.
> >
> > Heh.  I didn't hesitate.  Went to the auction within about 10 hours of 
> > Alex making that post.
>
> That's a 10 hour hesitation.  I waited about 5 minutes, enough time to 
> figure numbers of carte blanch orders, and pieces available...

Ah, yes, but I didn't see the posting until 7:30am EST the next morning. 
Start timing the hesitation from that point :-)

I think I'm SOL.  They didn't even bother responding to my inquiry.

Will have to suffer with the parallel cable, I guess.