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May_1997
Re: parts cost


From: Mark Jenison ( )
Date: Mon May 05 1997 - 12:20:25 CDT


On May 5, 9:53am, Ozdemir, Steve wrote:
> Subject: RE: parts cost
> >
> >From: Zonn[SMTP: ]
> >Sent: Friday, May 02, 1997 7:50 PM
> >To:
> >Subject: Re: parts cost
> >
> >At 01:48 PM 5/2/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >>On May 2, 11:04am, Al Kossow wrote:
> >>> Subject: parts cost
> >>>
> >>> Clay said:
> >>>
> >>> "I'm
> >>> going to concentrate on the multi-game hardware/software at this pont, so
> >>> this sound stuff is "up for grabs" as far as I'm concerned. ;-) Whoever
> >>> wants to tackle it can use whatever they want... (Just remember to keep
> >>> the cost down!)"
> >>>
> >>> Considering that the bare board is probably going to be $200, spending
> >>> $100 on parts doesn't seem out of line.
> >>
> >>I realize that this is an exercise in testing your technological limits in
> >>being able to build this, and I realize everyone loves multigames when they
> >>work, but I would think it would be cheaper just to buy the individual
sound
> >>boards for each game.
> >>
> >>For example, next week I'll be selling these boards at the following
prices:
> >>
> >>Sound boards
> >>------------
> >>Eliminator/Zektor $20
> >>Space Fury $25
> >>Universal Sound board $30
> >>Speechboards $10
> >>
> >>So you see, you can get every sound board for every Sega XY game for $85.
> >>I'll even sell them CHEAPER if your willing to take broken ones and fix
them
> >>yourself!
> >:
> >:<snip>
> >:
> >;I'd just like to say that Mark could have made a lot of money off these
> >:boards, but decided in advance not to. Need more be said?
> >:
> >:Mark you a gentleman and a scholar!
> Without a doubt, RGVAC is what it is today because of people like Mark!

Oh, stop *blush* ;-)

Everyone knows I'm just on this newsgroup to make a buck ;-) ;-)

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