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Date:      Wed, 31 Jan 1996 11:08:35 -0500
From:      dennis@etinc.com (dennis)
To:        Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Watchdog timers (was: Re: Multi-Port Async Cards)
Message-ID:  <199601311608.LAA16772@etinc.com>

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>Joe Greco stands accused of saying:
>> 
>> Actually, besides this being very ugly, I was referring to building
>> production models, not prototypes... I need about six.  :-)  Since I don't
>> have the facilities here to do any sort of PC boards, that leaves me with
>> the ugly option of using PC prototyping cards (or other "build-n-go"
>> solutions).  All of which are expensive.
>
>I can do PCBs.  The real problem being that even if I sell one to 
>everyone here, I still won't be competing pricewise with a large
>manufacturer.  At a guess, I'd say that a bare board (no parts) would
>come to ~$30 if I were to do 10 or more.  (This is assuming that there
>was very little actually on the board).  If this is desirable and nobody's
>got anything more attractive, I guess I can come up with something.
>
>Depending on what parts were required, I'd guess at ~$60 or so (assembled).
>(My guess is a GAL and an 8254 would be the order of the day).
>
>> Joe Greco - Systems Administrator			      jgreco@ns.sol.net

Ours are $139 Q5....figure out the cost recovery and you'd have to need a
hundred
to break even......I dont even market them 'cause theres no margin at that
price.

db
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