[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] coco 3 on monitor Tandy MC-5

[jdaggett at gate.net]

Bruce 

Looking at the cable assemblies, I would say that the main cable is 
a molded one that has one end chopped off and another connector 
added on. The 10 pin IDC connector and ribbon cable assembly is 
not easy if you do not have the IDC press tools. They are not cheap 
either. 

In all not to terribly high a price considering that he is not 
manufacturing ten thousand a month of these items. Considering 
that this is a small run product and he has to at least recover any 
tooling costs to make the cables. Then there is storage and order 
processing. 

Figure this to buy the materials and any tools and make it yourself 
will spend almost that much. That is not including your own time. 
How much is that worth? Better yet the aggrevation if you are not 
mechanically inclined??? How many swear words and cut hands? 
Then there is the few that pick up the soldering iron from the wrong 
end! Ouch!!!!


james


On 15 Dec 2003 at 16:09, Bruce Calkins wrote:

> Well, having tried to make one and having it not work, I'm thinking
> about it.  It would have been cheaper than the time and money I've
> wasted so far.
> 
> > Me also I find that ridiculous...
> 
> > > Holy granola, they want $40 for connecting the CoCo III to a
> > > Commodore 1084 monitor?
> 
> > > > You can also purchase a cable from Cloud-9:
> > > > <http://www.cloud9tech.com/Hardware/Video%20Cables.html>
> 
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