I had some time to blow while I listened to some audio, so I searched back to try and find when the forum knew.
Best I could find was:
Back that far it only lists the month and year, not the specific date. But that thread is all posts in October of 2015, so potentially within the initial 30 day window. And they speak of it as a known element, so something discussed to the point of being communal knowledge by the time this thread exists.
Doesn’t change the fact that for a large portion of the people waiting on the machine, their hopes have been dashed twice. I was just satisfying my own curiosity, because I know that the moment I pressed the button I was thinking “Sweet, I can have this to use in Spring semester with my students!” and I am back to thinking that once again.