[Coco] SVGA converters

[Steve]

Roy,

There should be some way to cost reduce your device and just the price.  
We could start with lower cost PC boards and parts.  I'm getting my PC 
boards without the big $$$ that most change for setup.  I've also got a 
few parts suppliers that will deal with smaller shipments too.  (Their 
prices are about 1/10 the cost of places like Jameco, Mouser and DigiKey.)

The box and power supply is another place that we cut the price way down.

Bottom line, there is no reason that we can't more than 50% off what 
it's costing you in parts.

Please use this page http://www.srbsoftware.com/contact/index.shtml  to 
contact me since the email address I use for this list server trashes 
anything not from the list server.

Steve


On 4/5/2014 5:56 AM, RJRTTY at aol.com wrote:
> Hello Coco friends
>   
>   
>         I am writing to you today to announce  a price change
> for my converters.    I have decided to lower the price  to
> $50 for both the board level unit and the one with an
> enclosure.   The cost to produce them is over $100 but that
> is a totally unacceptable price since you can get single
> board computers for less than that.   So I have dropped
> the price to something more reasonable.   Something
> I would pay if it were me buying the product.
>   
>      The only reason I have to sell below cost is that  commercial
> units are made by the gross using "pick and place" machines
> while mine are hand made.  They buy components in bulk
> while I buy small quantities at a time.
>   
>     My main motivation is not to make money anyway but to
> insure our beloved machine continues deep into this century.
>   
>      I enjoy making the units anyway.   It's sort  of like woodworking
> or painting pictures.   It relieves stress and gives me a sense  of
> accomplishment.
>   
>     I have suspended production for the time being till my  financial
> position settles down due to my recent retirement.   When  that
> happens I will begin to assemble them once again.and fill orders.
>   
> Roy
>   
>
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