> As the front panels are
> not yet ready I assume that the first modules (A-101-2
> and -1) will be available about end of July. But as
> mentioned earlier we will probably ship the modules
> not before the manuals are available. We had a lot of
> checkbacks of users who received modules in advance
> without the manuals. To answer these questions took a
> lot of time - may be in the range of the time required
> to write resp. translate the manual. So we consider
> not to ship modules without manuals.

feels like a good idea. i guess that especially
the a154 caused lots of questions because it had
to be connected to the a155's and you can easily do
something which damages the units. but for modules like
a101-2 or a143-3 it is pretty obvious how everything
works and maybe some unpatient users would prefer that
they get the module asap instead of waiting another
month or longer for it because the manual isn't ready.
in other words, maybe the more experienced customers
should be able to say "send it even without manual,
i know what the module is all about, i can handle it".

but i agree that it is a good thing to have a
basic principle to go along with and maybe it is not
good to treat customers differently.

hmmm i guess the truth is that i just can't wait to
put the new gizmo's into my system.
i already have a screwdriver in my hands :-)

best wishes

ingo