QL-Quality (Was: ZX-81 Question)

From: Glen Goodwin <acme_ent_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed Mar 27 23:33:16 2002

> From: Tony Duell <ard_at_p850ug1.demon.co.uk>

> Why is size/weight important for a machine that's not designed as a
portable?

Because heavier items cost more to ship and therefore cost more to
purchase??
 
> And as regards price, I (and virtually everone else I know) would rather
> pay enough and get something that's useable and reliable rather than pay
> too little and get something that's useless. I know this is an
> unconventional idea these days, though :-(

You are right on here. People nowadays could care less about quality if
they can save five percent of an item's cost.

> > Granted, the QL would possibly have enjoyed more success that way, but
> > Sinclair is Sinclair.
>
> Unfortunately, he's ruined just about all of his products in this way :-(

It's true. I'm a ZX81 fan because (as another listmember quipped) it's the
most minimalistic *full system* ever. But Sinclair's products were all
plagued with cheap parts. There are plenty of stories of how Sinclair
would change designs in the middle of a production run because they had
found a part that was ten cents cheaper, or they'd found a way to keep the
circuit intact while eliminating a couple of five-cent caps.

Glen
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