JohnSwenson wrote: > The SWAMP05 board is not for sale, I am making 2 of them by hand, it is > JUST for a couple developers to get some software up and running. The > real thing is going to be the "Gen1" board, this is currently under > development, it is not ready for manufacture yet. Gen1 is a "beta" > version, I am planning on there being 25 made and distributed to people > that are willing to help test, help develop software etc. At this phase > it is probably still going to be a DIY project, no soldering required, > but you need to get the different pieces and assemble them together and > know how to write an SD card from an image on the internet. > > The Gen1 phase is when software is going to be changing frequently as > different people come up with ideas that get implemented, different UIs > get tested etc. It will be a usable device with very good sound, but > still a DIY project and a little rough around the edges. > > At some point as Gen1 seems to be stabalizing we put together everything > we have learned and come up with a "production" version, it may be > exactly the same hardware as Gen1, or it may be different we don't know > at this point. This is the point at which things like a nice looking > case etc. get designed. At this point it is ready for general use and > can be bought by anybody. Exactly how this is going to be done has not > yet been determined. It might be a fully finished boxed up product or it > might be a kit (board and box, you put the board in the box and tighten > the screws) > > John S.
John, Many thanks for getting back to me and for your clarifications. It sounds a great news and I am very excited about it. I will definitely buy one production version as soon as it is available. As far as this DYI project is concerned, would you envisage I should proceed and buy the wandboard (solo or dual?) at this stage, or shall I wait for a a fully finished boxed up product which will include the wand board as well? Thanks in advance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ albertone74's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=23863 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
