Re: A85: return of OS hardware
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Re: A85: return of OS hardware
I agree. The e2 is like the standard, so lets stay where we are at with
that.
Plans are at: http://www.flash.net/~bryanr/eii/
Jonathan Kaus
-----Original Message-----
From: BSharp81@aol.com <BSharp81@aol.com>
To: assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org <assembly-85@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Friday, August 14, 1998 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: A85: return of OS hardware
>
>Well I don't have $200 for a pic programmer and don't plan on getting one,
so
>I think we should stick with the e2. Where can I find the plans?
>
>> Well, if most of the parts are bought in bulk, i.e. we get 100 people who
>> want to buy expanders, I believe a conservative estimate would be in
>$40-$50
>> range. Once we deciede on the features, though, I can go though my
>different
>> electronics mail-order catalogs and break down the cost cent by cent.
The
>> only dissadvantage to my version of the expander would be that not
everyone
>> could build one. For example, you need a $200 PIC programmer to program
the
>> micro. Besides, I think it would be a good idea if just one person
bought
>> all the parts, since, like I said, we could save considerably buying in
>bulk.
>>
>>
>> Nick