On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 02:14:37PM -0800, Mychaela Falconia wrote: > Now here is something I need to emphasize: restarting new production > of GTA02 (Neo Freerunner) units verbatim-identical to Openmoko-made > ones *is possible*, and if someone were to fund it, *I can do it*. > The complete design files for the GTA02 are published, and all of the > essential components that would be needed for a Freerunner clone > including the original LCD+touchscreen module can still be obtained in > volume. However, such a venture would involve a quite substantial > cost: > > * If I were to do it, I would need about 10 kUSD upfront to start > phase 1: to start acquiring all of the components needed for making > a new GTA02 motherboard, and once all of these components have been > acquired, produce the first experimental batch of these new GTA02 > motherboards in exactly the same manner as what we are currently > doing for the FCDEV3B. > > * The WiFi add-on, the Bluetooth add-on and the plastic case will be > separate steps with separate unknown costs after we have recreated > the base motherboard. > > * My guesstimate for the total cost when it's all said and done is > somewhere between 50 and 100 kUSD.
That's very good to know. Do you have an idea of the approximate cost per unit that one could likely achieve for a Neo FreeRunner clone? Denver http://soprani.ca/ _______________________________________________ Community mailing list Community@freecalypso.org https://www.freecalypso.org/mailman/listinfo/community