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To: dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
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Subject: Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards) 
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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 20:01:46 -0800
From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@rah.star-gate.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