[Coco] TC-9

[Mark Marlette]

Chuck,

Did you have your board gold plated on the edge like design docs?

Small quauntity PWBs are expensive, setup fees can get you as well on  
the first run. Some don't change setup fees but then get you everytime  
you order the boards. I now just send in my photoplots and then the  
NRE has already been paid.

I have paid $75 each a prototype on my larger boards in qty of 2 +s/h  
and that is considered a good deal. For whom???? :)

Mark

Quoting Chuck Youse <cyouse at serialtechnologies.com>:

> On Mon, 2008-07-07 at 14:07 -0500, Mark Marlette wrote:
>> Chuck,
>>
>> 189's last check were not in production. I made my first 2meg board
>> with those and have since switched to CPLD design.
>>
>
> Yeah, I think you're right, but I do have about a dozen 74S189s.
> Problem with CPLD/FPGA designs is that as soon as you starting whipping
> out Verilog/VHDL, you might as well do the whole system on a chip.
>
>> Rocket was the name as I recall of Chris Burke's project. I recall it
>> used the 68008 as well. Not enough orders to make the board. Details
>> foggy.....
>
> Yeah, I certainly don't intend to earn a living selling these things.  I
> expect a small community.  With small quantity PCBs becoming easier just
> a handful of systems can be made without exorbitant cost.
>
> Thanks
> C.
>
>
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