Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 20:01:46 -0800 From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: dennis@etinc.com (dennis) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards) Message-ID: <199602010401.UAA05356@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 31 Jan 1996 12:37:20 EST." <199601311737.MAA16999@etinc.com>
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>>> dennis said:
> >> >> One of the Europeans (Joerg? Soren?) built a card.
> >> >
> >> >Emerging Technologies has a pricey but (apparently) flexible watchdog ca
rd,
> >> >as I recall it was around $200.
> >>
> >> This is $169......its on our ET/5025 sync board at no addtional cost if y
ou
> >> happen to need
> >> one of those. There is a driver for FreeBSD and a development kit with a
> sample
> >> app if you want to incorporate it into an appliction or script.
> >>
> >> dennis
> >
> >Sorry, when you first announced it, it was $195 qty 1.
> >
> >This is still really a little more than I'd like to pay. I realize it cost
s
> >you to build these things and I'm not faulting you for it, I'm just saying
> >that it is not worth that much to me.
>
> Doesnt matter...dont make enough on it to really care, even at 195. But i
> find it
> interesting that someone would be willing to spend the time to build one if
> they only needed a handful. You've already spent more on time thinking about
> it then you'll save!
>
BTW: this is a hacker's mailing list almost by definition we don't make
much sense financially. However, if there is even a hint at people wanting
to branch off into doing hardware, I would considered this fantastic!
Amancio
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