non e' una buona notizia ma per me non e' una sorpresa...
Primo perche' il kick off dello stampo del case era la fase
con il maggior investimento e quindi subentra anche la
parte contrattuale (con relativo pagamento..) del fornitore
Secondo essendo lo stampo prodotto in Cina e'
un po da sprovveduti di sperare di far partire una settimana prima
del capodanno cinese uno stampo e seguire l avanzamento
chiedendo semplicemente di farsi mandare delle foto.
Spero proprio che demandino la supervisione a qualcuno
con un po di competenza.
Peccato perché i soldi non mancano.
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Inviato: lunedì 2 aprile 2018 09:58
A: ZX Spectrum Freelist
Oggetto: [zxspectrum] Fwd: Project Update #26: ZX Spectrum Next by Henrique
Olifiers
Brutte notizie per la carrozzeria in plastica del Next ... speriamo bene! :-(
Prossimo aggiornamento previsto tra 15 giorni.
Carlo
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Posted by Henrique Olifiers (Creator)
You are likely to have noticed the conspicuous absence of the promised mould
pictures of the Next case that would have come in ‘a couple of weeks’ since our
last update, allowing you to follow the progress of the plastics production.
Well, there has been none -- our plastics manufacturer dropped the project last
week (Mar 26th) without much of an explanation (our contact there is also
absent from the company), and we’re in talks with a couple new partners with
the help of the nice folks at SMS.
Myself, Phil (Rick Dickinson’s partner) and the SMS team are going through
diligence since last week to find a replacement plastics company that can hit
the ground running, picking up from where we’ve been left. If all goes well,
we’ll have someone working on the case soon after the Easter holidays. Failing
that, we’ll turn East towards some friends who can speed up things and offset
some of the delay we’re caused so far.
We’re deeply sorry for letting the backers down with all this delay on the
plastics. We’re as eager as you to put our hands on the cased Next, and it’s
very disappointing we’re not there yet. Regardless of the cause for the delay,
it’s our (particularly mine) responsibility to get things on time, and we’ve
been failing on the plastics. We’re turning the ship around to bring it back on
course -- and from this update onwards, we’ll keep you posted every two weeks
with whatever news we have on the case production. We’ll get this done, and
done well, fear not.
Keyboard details
Speaking of putting our hands on the Next, while the original intention was to
have keyboard and case produced in parallel for saving on storage costs (thus
the keyboard was on hold), we’re moving ahead with it right away. Little has
been shared about how the keys will feel and move, so here is a tear-apart of
the reference keyboard for the Next. This is the same mechanism and
manufacturer of the final Next keys.
[A look of the innards of the reference keyboard] A look of the innards of the
reference keyboard
[The butterlfy mechanism showing its 'travel'] The butterlfy mechanism showing
its 'travel'
One of the most important aspects of the keyboard is the ‘travel’ and the
acknowledgement of contact -- the ‘click’ of the keyboard indicating the key
has been successfully pressed. Rick’s brief was for a butterfly mechanism, with
high bandwidth (ie. the ability to type fast, precisely), with good keypress
feedback. This is an art: it’s super easy to get it wrong... For instance,
there has been some criticism of the latest MacBook short key travel (it
doesn’t move much when pressed) and other mainstream laptops, a trend of
compromising feel in order to make things slimmer.
Since the Next is not a laptop, we can indeed afford more travel as height is
not an issue for us. Here’s the result:
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The Next keyboard feels satisfying already, and its feeling should be boosted
by the domed-shaped keys, inherited from the Spectrum Plus design, that should
’hug’ the tip of the fingers.
Community awesomeness
While things have been disappointing on the plastics front, the Next community
has been living up to its reputation of being the coolest and most active
Speccy group out there, and cranking out more games and apps for our much loved
computer.
Team Rusty Pixel (the folks behind the amazing
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released a new text scrolling demo that showcase what the Next’s graphics chip
is capable of. If you have a board (or emulator), you can download it
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Another interesting demo is the Bad Apple version for the Next. Bad Apple has
been around for many years, being ported for several platforms (from Gameboy to
Megadrive to C64), and now it’s in the Next! Check out how smooth it plays it
back, plus how the 3xAY chips handle the tune:
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No computer is complete without its Breakout incarnation, thus Lampros
Potamianos released Nextoid!, and kindly included the game on the official Next
SD distribution. It can be found in all firmware distros since 0.8B -- and it
plays as great as it looks.
[Nextoid!, in a Next SD card near you...] Nextoid!, in a Next SD card near
you...
A bit older (dating back from late January), but worth showcasing for whomever
missed it back then as it’s double-incredible: Dan Birch housed his Next board
into a laptop case he designed and 3D printed. It’s a work of art and love:
[A Next laptop. Now where's my 3D printer?] A Next laptop. Now where's my 3D
printer?
Check out Dan’s blog with some more details on how the case came to be
here<https://emails.kickstarter.com/mpss/c/AwE/6TYCAA/t.2g9/ht2ao4ugS0qd4Bbs8SJDvA/h8/nehOSS-2BQIwPMdnr0uh-2BXTaIMu-2B7djtFBIADdtO2O-2FK76lWJ2t8nyF8WhsJcql4agiurW9QfAYjOHrVMgdt-2B1aPxHmhYd2GxilDFvGyO71OQ-3D>.
Box update: final round
Back on the production track, the box is signed off and on its way to the
printers. The credit goes to Alfredo Tato (the designer) and Mike Cadwallader
(producer), who created a beautiful package for the backers. It will be housed
in a discreet common cardboard box to protect it, plus keep Speccy envy at bay
for anyone transporting it to your home.
[If this is not the coolest Speccy box ever, I'll eat it.] If this is not the
coolest Speccy box ever, I'll eat it.
Physical games!
Adam Cummings, hot after Dungeonette, is already working on a new title --
Deltastar: Earth Defence. It’s great to see physical software being made for
the Next, make sure you keep tabs on his
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to order the games once they go live in May.
[Lovely to see physical software for the Next!] Lovely to see physical software
for the Next!
[Adam going full Willy Wonka with a golden ticket] Adam going full Willy Wonka
with a golden ticket
SD cards on their way to England
Lastly, Djordje Mitic is helping us source the SD cards in China. After much
samples testing from Phoebus Dokus and the team, the cards have been validated
and are being purchased in Shenzhen. The SDs will be filled with Next content
back at SMS’s plant during assembly, just prior to packaging and shipping.
Actually, most Nexts (the Accelerated model) will feature two cards -- one for
the Next and one for the accelerator, featuring early code for its functions.
And that’s it for now. Next update, April 15th on the dot so you know what’s
new with the plastics and keyboard. Stay tuned!
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