Shannon's Journal Discussion Thread, Vol. 8

[Shannon]

Congrats on 6G tech being here at last, @Shannon ! Remarkable development. Hope the Alpha Test yields good results for you.

Thank you, so do I.  

Is everything sorted out with X4A-2000's release? Seemed confusing lately, just wanted to follow-up.

I have determined that  will only be releasing X4A-2000 if I can get a stable answer on it's best price.  If I cannot get that, then there is something not as it should be.  I am able to model accurately for ther things, so I don't know what is not as it should be, and I'm giving it some time in case it is temporary.  But I am not willing to release it unless I know that it is a good idea to release and that means I have to be able to model things like price accurately.

However, we just today had the business meeting, one of two, that needed to take place before the payment infrastructure will be ready for Premiums.  The other meeting should take place sometime in August.  So if it gets released, the earliest it will be released ins likely to be August in the 2nd or 4th weeks of the month.  I am currently taking a much needed rest after building the 6G Alpha Test, and will be attempting another modeling run on X4A-2000 in a few days.  Ultimately, at the prices that Premiums command, I have to know that everything is right for me to be willing to release it, because I need it to be able to give the customer sufficient value to make the price worth paying.  Without even knowing what is not right, I can't yet do that.  I would rather not release it than risk my reputation, which is why you guys are willing to spend that kind of money on a Premium in the first place.

Hope everything is going well. Must feel good to have that test program at last.

It is something of a shock to look at it and see "6G Alpha Test".  After almost 13 years of work, it's become such a grind that I have forgotten what it's like not to be working on developing it.  So I'm sort of in shock still that we are as far along as we are.  Testing begins in a few days.