14 Feb
2013
14 Feb
'13
12:03 p.m.
On Feb 14, 2013, at 1:41 PM, ben <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
On 2/14/2013 10:25 AM, Bob Armstrong wrote:
I'dtake a PDP 11 kit from the wish list.
Ben.
PS. How is kickstarter different from the old way?
Email me XX orders and I will consider making it,
payment in advance.
Because it's not exactly payment in advance; Amazon's system
will place a hold on your credit card, but the hold comes off
if the project doesn't make its goal. If the project makes
its goal, the charge goes through.
In short, it's not that different from "the old way" aside
Eh, I was
never going to get around to building it anyway :)
It's worth checking back now and then. It might not be widely known, but
it is possible to cancel your Kickstarter pledge up until the time project
closes. Two people have cancelled already and their units got snapped up by
others in short order.
Bob
from the fact that it's far more automated. It
also presents
more hurdles to the project leader; among other things,
Kickstarter requires you to make a video, which is one of the
major things that has kept me from putting any of my pet
projects that need to be built in quantity up there (yes, I
know that's "lazy", but it's also beyond my skillset and
rather demanding of my limited free time).
- Dave