Now that the Beta units are out, will the software be available to those that have pre-ordered? I’d like to play around with it so that I can start planning my projects when my unit arrives.
Ah, the beta-ness is still highly questionable! We know not the fate of that Glowforge.
You’re welcome to deliver my to Detroit, not really one of the beautiful places in our great country. I hope you get a chance to see many place around the world if that’s what you really want. I just returned from Cuba last week.
Besides what @morganstanfield just said, it’s probable that the S/W will be just as important to the Beta testing process as the H/W. What I’m trying to say is that Glowforge will first need to know whether the S/W itself is ready for release by subjecting it to Beta testing.
From what i understand there really isn’t any software to test. There is just a web interface for placing the design on the material. And that doesn’t work unless you have a unit. So we wount be able to test that until we have our GFs.
If you want to play around with something grab Inkscape or Illustrator and start designing. Which is the what you will be doing to design your projects anyways. There is no design functions in the web interface.
Ran the photo through some steganography software – the kind used to hide text in photos – and found this interesting tidbit:
“First 100 to post the word supercalifragilistic in the GlowForge forums after April 1, 2016 get added to the beta group.”
Was afraid I’d spell it wrong.
You didn’t put it in italics. No Beta Glowforge for you!
As per Dan, it was just there for a visit and they brought it back with them. How they fit it into the overhead compartment is anybody’s guess.
The long range forecast is more of the same, continued cloudiness with a chance of lasers.
The big question about @dan’s statement is the “it’s home is going to be elsewhere” part. The implication is that it is not one of their cobbled together units that is staying at the GF office, but is a more polished (production?) unit destined for a permanent home! My guess is that the new owner will likely be either a GF founder or an Angel Investor though.
It goes without saying that anything we read into the photo is purely speculation, but that is all we have to placate ourselves with, and the replies accurately reflect those among us who nurture an optimistic perspective.
Not surprisingly @rpegg has a realistic, mature assessment instilled by his engineering discipline that disallows unbounded enthusiasm based on speculation. Not me!! Laser!!
Can I just say that, even though I desperately want a GF right now, I’m kinda enjoying the build up. Especially with this community.
Me too Jeremy, I didn’t anticipate finding a new family, especially such a helpful talented group.
You people have seriously damaged my ignorance - and I thank you for it!
Amen to that. Haha!
Supercalifragilistic
Any bonus points available for including the expialidocious part?
Astute assessment, there, @printolaser: @rpegg brings the mature, disciplined assessment of the engineer, and the whole thing was started by the wild speculation of the former reporter turned creative writer.
Not very mature. Just lacking in imagination.
squirrel, squirrel, squirrel, squirrel, squirrel, squirrel, laser!!
I know it wasn’t mentioned in the pre order literature, but I really expected it to be delivered in a box…