On Fri, Feb 14, 2003 at 02:59:19AM -0800, John enlightened us thusly THANKS! that's what I needed.
> Dear Declan, > > in order to get a general idea for product design specifications check the > following sites: > http://www.i-spec.com/ (new products compliance guide), > http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/newapproach/index.htm (EU new > approach guide), > http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd/strdpubs.htm (UK's page for standards and > tecnical regulations), > http://web.meganet.net/eszlari/index.htm (information on standards for > product safety), > http://www.schaffner.com/en/components/index.asp?language_id=12 > (Schaffner's very usefull links and guidelines), > http://www.sototo.com/ (company index in various counties). > > Also think of checking out the following titles concerning design and user > interface: > > "The Design of Everyday Things" Donald A. Norman, > "Things That Make Us Smart: Defending Human Attributes in the Age of the > Machine" Donald A. Norman; > > I beleive that those should be enough for a good start in product > designing. > I hope you will find them adequete for your needs. > > Best regards, > > John Antassouras > > > "Declan. Moriarty" wrote: > > > I am being pushed to undertake a design project. From a > > business point of view, the outlook is reasonable. The hardware is > > manageable, the niche is currently empty, the real market will begin a > > year or two hence, and backers may well be available. Local and > > International sales contacts are known. > > > > What I want to know is this: When/if I develop the hardware, > > what hurdles do I have to jump then? Looking at Europe initially, what > > standards are required, or where could I find out what applies? > > > > Is it (as I somehow fear) that the red tape has expanded to crowd out > > any small timers from entering any market? > -- With best Regards, Declan Moriarty. -- Author: Declan. Moriarty INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
