On 2002-11-17 22:56, "Robert Benschop" <rbenschop_at_euronet.nl> wrote:
> on 17-11-2002 6:21, Paul Miller at pauljosephmiller_at_yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> Thought I'd start a new thread. Quite a while back (like 2 years) there was
>> a machinist/designer that was testing the water for takers if he machined an
>> aluminum newt body (2X00). His name was Dave?...and he developed aluminum
>> shells and buttons for the plastic palm series. Has anyone heard from him?
>> That would sure be nice.
>
> I'm afraid you're talking about ZACCEO, the king of vaporware.
He's the one that ruined it all, yes. The original idea was brought up by
one <lemur_at_nyc.rr.com>, after talking to Dave of DaveDesign
<http://www.dave.com/>, the guy who was (at the time) producing the
aluminium Palm III cases.
> The best assessment was that he was too young and enthusiastic, the worst
> that he was full of it...
Indeed, after mr. ZACCEO (CEO of ZAC INDUSTRIES or somesuch thing, LOL)
started blabbering all over the list that he had "taken charge of the
project" and that all further communication regarding the aluminium Newt
cases should go through him, the idea died a quick death.
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