[Coco] Re: [Color Computer] Is this a discussion about a new Coco?

[jdaggett at gate.net]

Mark

Which James are you talking to?

I h ave no problems with what ever you are doing. 

james daggett

On 18 Apr 2005 at 15:13, Mark Marlette wrote:

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> At 10:36 AM 4/18/2005, you wrote:

> 

> James,

> 

> Normally I'm pretty reserved on what I say on the list because of what

> we do. I'm really not going to be to concerned if I offend you on this

> response.

> 

> I'll take as many of the SuperBoard's that you can make for under

> $100, that includes all of the options, including the Ethernet. The

> Ethernet chip alone costs well over $65 and that doesn't include the

> support chips. Then add in the cost of the PCB board, CPLDs which are

> in the $8-11 range each which there are 4-6 of them on the board.  As

> you can see without evening spending a whole a lot of time on it that

> the price goes up very fast. You must have been a sleep that day in

> Business Economics. Prove me wrong and send me the product. You can't.

> It is easier for you to sit back and do nothing but critique other

> peoples work and say it is too expensive.

> 

> I can tell by your previous posts that you have done VERY little with

> developing products. You want to use discrete components rather than

> current technology. As that is you choice, I have DONE both and this

> is a statement that shows me you know VERY little of what you are

> talking about.

> 

> I have fifty-seven down payments for the SuperBoard with many follow

> on orders. I'm not taking anymore down payments as the initial price

> to produce has been met. Maybe you have more business sense than I do

> or just have more money to throw around? Can you put out over $5700 to

> produce this ONE board? Remember we produce more than this one board.

> I'll do the math for you.... 57 * $100(your price) = $5700. I used

> $100, even though it is more expensive than that. You would go broke

> because you will loose money on every board sold. This is a hobby

> business for me, love and passion of the machine. I can't afford to

> make those types of errors and be around here very long. We have been

> around and will continue to be around because of the thought and

> planning that goes in to each and every product we produce.

> 

> With the given facts, you are WAY off base on your price and

> statement.

> 

> Mark

> Cloud-9

> 

> 

> 

> 

> >$350 - $450 for something that should cost less than $100 in parts is

> >why I won't be interested.  It does sound like it will be a pretty

> >complete solution though.

> >

> >--- In ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com, "Ash" <teamick at c...> wrote:

> > > Cloud 9's superboard will fit the bill, whenever it gets here.

> > > Mark

> >said the

> > > base motherboard would start at about 150.00 and end up at around

> >350.00

> > > /450.00

> > > with all the add ons. The base unit will take up to 2mb of 30 pin

> >simms,

> > > upgraded protector, dual 16550 ports, a parallel port & 8-32k

> > > roms.

> >Add ons

> > > would be real time clock, scsi/ide/flash , ps2 keyboard and

> >ethernet. The

> > > most expensive being the ethernet, which had it's own  cpu.

> > >

> > > ----- Original Message -----

> > > From: "Al Hartman" <alhartman at y...>

> >

> > > >

> > > > I'd be interested in buying one.

> > > >

> > > > Meaning a Coco that could be put into a standard ATX

> > > > case and use standard PC Components (floppy drives,

> > > > etc...).

> > > >

> > > > There are several projects that have done this

> > > > recently...

> >

> >

> >

> >

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