10 Mar
2023
10 Mar
'23
2:20 p.m.
On Mar 9, 2023, at 11:34 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
There's an old saying that the perfect business to be in is one large enough for one
vendor, too small for two. It certainly would be conceivable for somoene to buy up the
business when the current owner retires, if there's reason to believe there is enough
revenue to keep one or two people happy. It's no different from the thousands or
perhaps millions of small manufacturing businesses. Curiously enough, some of these close
down when the owner retires without an apparent effort to find a buyer -- I remember a
local tote bag company, or for that matter the much lamented Lindsay Publications.
For a nice example of a small business in our subject area, consider Ersatz-11.
paul
On 3/9/23 18:40, Sellam Abraham via cctalk
wrote:
> I wonder how much challenge would be involved in making artisan batches of
> 5.25" or 8" floppy disks using cobbled-together or homemade equipment?
On Thu, 9 Mar 2023, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
Many folks have turned to emulators, abandoning
the spinning rust
altogether.
The mylar substrate would probably be the easiest. I don't know if
anyone's still making audio tape, but the coating equipment might be the
same. I don't know how to find the proper stuff for the goo, however.
Certainly it's doable, but I wonder about the market...
I doubt that there is any market segment with deep pockets, with a "need" other
than nostalgia.