On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> How much would anyone pay for such a thing? The PCB would probably come
> as a double-sided, plated thru-hole fiberglass board to the same dimensions
> as the Quest board (I have one to compare it to). It would be in the
> neighborhood of $40-$50, depending on how many extras and the order size.
> If I got lots of orders, that price would plummet. I'm looking to make
> 25 on the first run, which is expensive in terms of startup costs. I
> have ordered boards before (I make the GG2 Bus+ for the Amiga). Jobbing
> out PCBs is no strange task to me.
The interesting aspect of this is that it would be the first commercially
produced replication of a vintage computer, and that in itself might make
it highly collectable :) But yeah, if it could be made with a profit
margin for you for under $30 I would be interested in buying one to use as
a hands-on demonstration unit to allow people to see how real hobbyists
computed in the early days of hobbyist computing.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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