EOS 1D final delivery dates for Real Cameras

Hi all -- anybody got any ideas when Canon will be shipping real production models of this camera. There has obviously been a problem with the early pre-production models with regard to image quality -- firmware fix is being worked on.
Will this effect the date by which us mere mortals can get our hands on the camera. With the current slowdown in the hi-tech area this is one case where I would have thought Canon would be working 24/7 to get this fixed-- there are lots of us just lusting for this camera so please canon hurry up.

[ October 10, 2001: Message edited by: raptor ]