9 Nov
1998
9 Nov
'98
9:25 a.m.
On Mon, 9 Nov 1998, Ethan Dicks wrote:
How much would anyone pay for such a thing? The PCB
would probably come
as a double-sided, plated thru-hole fiberglass board to the same dimensions
as the Quest board (I have one to compare it to). It would be in the
neighborhood of $40-$50, depending on how many extras and the order size.
If I got lots of orders, that price would plummet. I'm looking to make
25 on the first run, which is expensive in terms of startup costs. I
have ordered boards before (I make the GG2 Bus+ for the Amiga). Jobbing
out PCBs is no strange task to me.
The interesting aspect of this is that it would be the first commercially
produced replication of a vintage computer, and that in itself might make
it highly collectable :) But yeah, if it could be made with a profit
margin for you for under $30 I would be interested in buying one to use as
a hands-on demonstration unit to allow people to see how real hobbyists
computed in the early days of hobbyist computing.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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