cctalk digest, Vol 1 #633 - 16 msgs

Could be... Being he is the last source of them. Don't buy one, if you don't want one... They were $50.00 last time I checked. Which was 2 years ago when I did a Trenton Computer Festival with him, and helped him sell them from his booth. Thanks for the update. I didn't know he raised the price. They ship from a warehouse in State College, PA. And I'd guess he has to pay someone to fulfill the orders... He used to ship them from his offices in NYC, but no more. He does consulting now. So, his costs have gone up (as far as storage, and paying someone to pack and ship them...). People who bought the kits at $29.95 got a deal. I paid $100.00 for mine, and it was a good deal. (at the time) Knowing how much money Stewart lost in the Timex Market when Timex quit, and in the Coco Market for products we developed and then couldn't release (for both platforms)... I wouldn't call it greed. He could easily dumpster the remaining kits and make MUCH more money doing other things. I guess you don't know Stewarts history as I do, so you call it "greed". Remember ORCH-80? It was a rip-off of Stewarts MUCH BETTER Music Box. He got stuck with THOUSANDS of Dollars of product that became unsellable, since the Orch-80 was so much cheaper (a less sophisticated design, and the sound wasn't at nice...), that it sold BELOW the Music Boxes cost, AND with one SuperZap to the Music Box Software, could use all the MB songs. Not to mention all the S-100 Product he got stuck with, AND the companion pieces, the Rhythym Box, which now wouldn't sell because he wasn't selling Music Boxes..... I could tell you stories. Stewart isn't quite greedy... But, definitely interested in making a living, as we all are. No? Al