Re: A85: return of OS hardware
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Re: A85: return of OS hardware
Umm, i think we should stick with the e2 then.
That is a bit more than the e2 costs, and some ppl already have them. Like i
said, e2's will serve our purpose just as well, althouhg not quite as
streamlined for our OS
-----Original Message-----
From: William M. Palko <WILLIAMPALKO@worldnet.att.net>
To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Friday, August 14, 1998 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: A85: return of OS hardware
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>>That sounds good. I think that you have some good points. How much will
this
>>cost to build?
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>Well, if most of the parts are bought in bulk, i.e. we get 100 people who
>want to buy expanders, I believe a conservative estimate would be in
$40-$50
>range. Once we deciede on the features, though, I can go though my
different
>electronics mail-order catalogs and break down the cost cent by cent. The
>only dissadvantage to my version of the expander would be that not everyone
>could build one. For example, you need a $200 PIC programmer to program the
>micro. Besides, I think it would be a good idea if just one person bought
>all the parts, since, like I said, we could save considerably buying in
bulk.
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>Nick
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