20 Mar
1999
20 Mar
'99
7:10 a.m.
On Sat, 20 Mar 1999, Paul Passmore wrote:
An important thing to remember is that the Original
IMSAI sold for almost
$1000. SO even though a new Pentium II 400 is only $1000 with all the bells
and whistles there is a cost savings due to selling hundres of thousands of
the thing. An IMSAI kit maybe a few hundred or so.
It will undoubtedly cost into the hundreds. The materials and labor to
build the case alone will probably be $100. Then there's the issue of
obscure parts that are no longer available. Each board will need to be
produced (etched), and unless he's still got all his original
manufacturing equipment, they will be expensive to produce as well, in the
volume that I expect the demand will warrant (i.e. probably not a lot).
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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