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Re: TI-H: New cases
whatever, as long as it works :>
-----Original Message-----
From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
Date: Monday, March 02, 1998 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: TI-H: New cases
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>The cart would be a good idea, but it would make the price go up by about
>4$ per board! Companies when they fab stuff want to put stuff where they
>want so telling them what to do costs money. Plus with an IR link you can
>transfer files faster. Also, I might make a SRAM with removable carts.
>That would work better...
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Grant Stockly <gussie@alaska.net>
>>To: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org <ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org>
>>Date: Sunday, March 01, 1998 10:13 PM
>>Subject: Re: TI-H: New cases
>>
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>>>
>>>If you can wait about two weeks, I can draw up the board for the
>>>keyboard/EII/IR/parallel/and serial all in one chip! Just give me the
time
>>>and we can turn this into a very good partnership! Imagine the envy from
>>>the HPies! We will have a see through case/touch screen/parallel
>>>printing/serial interface/keyboard/EII/IR all in the same case! I will
>>>make the boards using surface mount and get a prefab company to build
them.
>>>They will cost about $20 with all parts, and your case will most likely
>>>cost $20. How many people would buy this for $60 - 70:
>>>
>>>Keyboard (AT)
>>>EII (512k)
>>>IR
>>>Parallel (printing)
>>>serial (everything)
>>>touch screen? (maybe?)
>>>digital clock/calendar/date thingy
>>>
>>>I can already imagine the HP people... :) They will have 286 compared
to
>>>our SuperSGIs... :D (Silicon Graphics makes some of the best computers
in
>>>the world, for about... $50,000 of course you can get a cray 0/0[bare no
>>>mem/hd/processors] for $500,000. Thats the air cooled one)
>>>
>>>This should be fun!
>>>
>>>> OK. I have to get opinions on what features you want on the new
>>>>cases. Colors: so far my choices (These are th CHEAP ones): black, red,
>>>>puke green. Puke green can be for the labels maybe? Features:
>>>>SPinTerface port, 3.5mm link port, direct bus access, panel for custom
>>>>switches, incl. turbo, keyboard connector, slot for docking station (may
>>>>be an option in the future), AA battery holder, joystick port (maybe),
>>>>room for touch screen. All the extra connectors will be punch-out
(unless
>>>>specified). Any ideas, let me know.
>>>>
>>>> -Robert
Brack
>>>>
>>reb@netride.com
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>>>>green can
>>>>be for the labels maybe? Features: SPinTerface port, 3.5mm link
>>port,
>>>>direct bus access, panel for custom switches, incl. turbo, keyboard
>>connector,
>>>>slot for docking station (may be an option in the future), AA battery
>>holder,
>>>>joystick port (maybe), room for touch screen. All the extra
>>connectors
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