Guys, I’m very encouraged by this discussion. While I have both a REX (from the last run that Zippster did) and NADSBox (I was lucky enough to get one from someone about a year ago) I would most certainly order another new run NADSBox and a WOOLLY. Heck, I would buy one of anything that came out!
Just wanted you to know that there definitely is interest out there. The Model 100 is a great little machine and these things just make it even more useful Randy Kindig > On Jul 29, 2017, at 6:41 PM, Gary Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ray, > > If you feel compelled to contribute to another production run effort, I > guarantee you that you are not the only one interested in sharing in that > contribution. > > Here's my take on things: > > NADSBox -- I think there probably is quite a bit of interest in this product > even today. I'm willing to bet there would be at least 10-15 immediate > pending sales on this given the interest I've seen on this list alone. > REX -- This might be interesting as well, however it sounds like WOOLLY would > likely be a better place to put engineering effort & dollars. > WOOLLY -- I'm betting the majority of folks on this list would likely want > one of these. If I had to pick only one product alone to focus on and bring > to market, I'd pick this one! REX functionality, RAM expansion (for CP/M), > and WiFi capability. All of that would be amazing to have in one piece of > hardware that can fit into an Option ROM socket. We're talking about a > potential replacement for all of the ReMem and REX variations that existed > previously, and then some. > > I'm willing to contribute significantly to the effort to bring any and all of > these products to life (for the second time for REX & NADSBox of course). > And when I say contribute, I don't just mean encouragement & testing & labor. > I'm talking about financial. :) Probably the areas I can best help in > would be fronting a good chunk of the costs for sourcing of parts & > production, and then also on the eventual fulfillment. (Either hosted on > Club100.org or on Web8201.net or some other central hub, doesn't matter. I > can definitely assist on the eCommerce end.) > > Gary > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 3:26 PM, ray gordon <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi Ken, > > That's all fine by me. I would have to get a cashier's check and mail it to > you, because I can't pay that much by paypal all at once. Maybe I could > paypal it to you over the course of a week. > > Let me know when you're all set to move. > > ray > > > > > From: M100 <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> on behalf of Ken Pettit > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 8:50 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [M100] Model T upgrades > > Hi Ray, > > When I did the first run of NADSBoxes in 2008 / 2009 timeframe, my up-front > cash expenditure was $13K for 240 NADSBoxes. This is when I was having them > built and assembled in China. I probably still could have them built and > assembled there, though it is a bit more challenging since I no longer live > there. > > Turns out I am traveling to China next week and will be visiting Shenzhen for > 5 days! YEA!!! Maybe I could visit my old haunts while there (in fact I am > looking forward to it). > > One of the concerns with NADSBox is that I need to update the layout a bit to > select a different SD card socket ... the socket used in the last round of > NADSBoxes was acquired from a Chinese source with no real part number or way > to track it. So the footprint is specific to that part which is no longer > available. > > I am working actively on Woolly which would replace REX and in a way, > NADSBox, via TPDD access to a host via WiFi. But this is still a big > development effort, both in terms of hardware and software. > > If you still wanted to put up the cash after reading this, we probably > wouldn't need to build 240 NADSBoxes as demand isn't what it was in 2009, but > it would still be in the $8K - $9K range I would guess for NADSBox alone. I > don't know for REX. > > Ken > > On 7/28/17 7:05 PM, ray gordon wrote: >> I'm willing to put up the cash necessary if Ken & Stephen would be willing >> to do another run of NADS & REX. >> >> Ray g >> >> >> >> >> From: M100 <[email protected]> >> <mailto:[email protected]> on behalf of Gregory McGill >> <[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2017 11:50 AM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [M100] Model T upgrades >> >> nope.. it seems we go through this weekly, rex is open source, you are >> welcome to make your own if you are up to it,. i have two i am meaning to >> build but surface mount is not my thing so they keep getting put off.. >> boards are on oshpark and the instructions are googlable nadsbox is not >> available.. you can use a pc and laddiealpha or other tools there's one for >> android too with a togo cable >> >> Greg >> >> On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Robert Prather <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> Just got a Model 100 off of eBay. If I'd known of the Club 100 site, I'd >> have purchased one there. There's some yellow on this one, but the memory >> appears maxed out (installed internally), so wasn't a bad find overall. >> >> I've used a color computer 2 for years, and love it, and decided to try out >> the Model 100. Love it so far. >> >> From the Club 100 site, I saw that there used to be NADSBox's available as >> well as REX modules. >> >> I'm emailing to find out if it's still possible to purchase these? I'm also >> trying to track down the little legs that can prop up the Model 100. >> >> I'd really appreciate any help anyone can provide. I didn't want to try >> ordering from the Club 100 site, because I wanted a confirmation before I >> did. >> >> thanks, >> >> Robert >> > >
