Russell, On 12/10/08, Russell Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 5:47 AM, Steve Richfield > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't see how, because it is completely unbounded and HIGHLY related to > > specific platforms and products. I could envision a version that worked > for > > a specific class of problems on a particular platform, but it would > probably > > be more work than it was worth UNLESS the user-base were really large, > e.g. > > it might work well for something like Microsoft Windows or Office. > > Okay, Windows or Office would seem like reasonable targets.
Now, if Microsoft were only willing to both pay for it and to provide the super-expert(s) to help program it, as I certainly don't know the common subtle traps that users typically fall into. > I already had circuit board repair in my sights. Perhaps you recall the > > story of Eleanor my daughter observing the incredible parallels between > > difficult circuit board repair and chronic illnesses? > > I recall a mention of it, but no details; have a link handy? It's on the History part of the Dr. Eliza site. > I could probably rough out a KB for this in ~1 week of work. I'm just not > > sure what to do with it once done. Did you have a customer or marketing > idea > > in mind? > > I hadn't thought that far ahead, but given how much money is spent > every year by people covering the size range from the punter trying to > keep an old banger on the road up to the armed forces of NATO on > maintaining and repairing equipment, I'd be astonished if there wasn't > a market there for any tool that could make a real contribution. Maybe I should adopt the ORCAD model, where I provide it for free for a while, then start inching the price up and UP and UP. Steve Richfield ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=120640061-aded06 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
