Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Modesto, CA USA
Posts: 599

I just got my copy via email of the Handspring Newsletter. Nice links and the proverbial apology. I'll hold comments until I see the second generation. The first has little new information.

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Richard

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Sydney, Australia
Posts: 42

At the risk of turning this into yet another 'Blame Handspring' thread, HS might have been better off using the newsletter mailing list for damage control during the initial craziness. It would have been a useful way to reassure customers that things were being sorted out. Might have saved some of the hysterical ear-bashing and 2+ hour phone queues.

It's been a long two weeks since shipping began...Early notification would have been a great boon. But bygones...

M.
PS. You can subscribe to the mailing list on the Handspring homepage.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location:
Posts: 40

Hmmm. . .
I subscribed to that but haven't gotten it.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: New Mexico, USA
Posts: 112

Date Subscribed to Newsletter: Day 1 of Handspring site
Location: New Mexico
ISP: rt66.com relayed via cornell.edu
Email Package: Eudora
Date Received Newsletter: Not yet
Credit card billed: Not as far as I can tell

If it doesn't get here soon I'll send it back when it does!!!!!


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"Vaya con Visor!"

-john

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 61

Looks like Handspring cannot even get their mailing lists in order (let alone their order lists). I subscribed to their newsletter on Day 1 and it looks like I am not on their mailing list!

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Herndon, VA
Posts: 17

lol

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Marietta, Ohio USA
Posts: 92

I subscribed day one as well and NO
newsletter yet .. hmmmm

Registered: Sep 1999
Location:
Posts: 38

I also subscribed on the first day but didn't receive the newsletter until I re-subscribed. Then it came the next day.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Urbana IL
Posts: 144

I subscribed twice, although not in the last week. Never got anything.

Registered: Sep 1999
Location: Hong Kong
Posts: 200

What do you need the newsletter for?

All you need to know you can find on http://www.visorcentral.com for bad, terrible & worst news...

I just checked my inbox - I got the mail too... Here we go:

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 09:39:06 PDT
From: "Handspring" <[email protected]>
Subject: Welcome to Handspring's e-newsletter
To: me

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Dear Lara,

WELCOME TO THE FIRST HANDSPRING E-NEWSLETTER

Finally, our first newsletter! We apologize that we've been
out of touch for so long. As many of you know, we've been
working around the clock to ramp up our systems, get our web
site up and running and ship Visor handhelds. We've had a
fantastic demand for our products and it's taken us a bit
longer than we expected to load and launch our systems. With
that, we're sorry we've not communicated sooner, but read on
to see what we've been up to.

MAY WE TAKE YOUR ORDER?

After many long hours of hard work, our online store is back
up and running. That's right, the Handspring online store is
now up to take your orders. Plus, you'll be able to order
Springboard Expansion Modules, cases to protect your Visor,
and all sorts of Handspring stuff from hats and t-shirts to
gym bags and jean shirts.

http://p01.com/s.d?VkC5Ghq2=handspring/products

WANT TO KNOW THE STATUS OF YOUR ORDER?

We understand that you'd like to know when you're going to
get your hands on your Visor handheld... and anything else
you've ordered. To boot, you may have experienced problems
checking your order status. We have doubled our phone crews
and are continuing to produce Handspring Visors and ship them
out as quickly as we can. If you ordered via the phone you
can check the status of your order by calling (888) 565-9393.
For those of you that purchased via the web site, go to the
customer support section of www.handspring.com and click
"order status".

EXPAND YOUR MIND

Our Handspring developer community has flipped over our
Springboard(tm) Expansion slot. Every day, we get tons of
great ideas on new modules that will turn your Visor handheld
in to all sorts of things. Check out the Handspring site for
the Springboard Modules you can get today. We'll also let
you know what's developing in future e-newsletters.

http://p01.com/s.d?JkC5Ghq2=handspr...cts/modules.asp

JUST IN CASE...

Handspring has a wealth of cases for your Visor. The Premier
styles range from executive to casual to hip. Our Matching
cases let you mix or match your colorful Visor to a colorful
case. Visit the cases section of the Handspring web site and
check out the latest styles. Again, we'd like to thank you
for your patience and we'll keep you posted with more news in
a few weeks!

http://p01.com/s.d?REC5Ghq2=handspr...ducts/cases.asp


Sincerely,

Ed Colligan
VP, Marketing and Sales
Handspring, Inc.


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