We have a crew in SF who are also happy to do this, would be nice to have people set up to do so in a few cities! Maybe we can all have a side channel to coordinate. SJ
On Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 7:26 AM Gabriel Thullen via Offline-l < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tim > My brother Christopher (I put him in CC) lives in the US and he might be > interested in helping out. He would love to have more details before > committing... > You guys can work this out :) > > Best regards > Gabe > > > Le jeu. 12 févr. 2026, 16:00, Tim Moody via Offline-l < > [email protected]> a écrit : > >> There's a $10K + cottage industry here if someone wants to take it on. >> There are no technical or logistical problems; the Canadian team manages it >> easily. We just need someone in the US to handle US distribution. Assembly >> consists in snapping 3 things together and inserting an sdcard. The sdcards >> must be duplicated, but there is a device to do it. Then there are periodic >> trips to the post office. >> >> On Thu, Feb 12, 2026 at 7:03 AM <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Send Offline-l mailing list submissions to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe, please visit >>> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/offline-l.lists.wikimedia.org/ >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> [email protected] >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of Offline-l digest..." >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>> 1. Re: IIAB for the US market (Samuel Klein) >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:37:57 -0800 >>> From: Samuel Klein <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [Offline-l] Re: IIAB for the US market >>> To: Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline >>> <[email protected]>, Adam Holt <[email protected] >>> >, >>> Omprakash D Gnawali <[email protected]> >>> Message-ID: >>> <CAAtU9WKPPnhotBF3Jw== >>> [email protected]> >>> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; >>> boundary="00000000000038bfff064a8e2a5a" >>> >>> How is this build work coming? The tariffs are only getting higher... I >>> know some of the stock has made it to Boston. >>> >>> a) I'd love to have multiple people trained in how to do this in the US >>> (and worldwide) at least in SF and Bostoni >>> b) I'd like to see new design proposals for a custom box, that we could >>> get >>> made in bulk (at these volumes, the cost should not be significant) >>> c) I know a couple colleagues who have students that might want to help >>> with IIAB development and testing, perhaps we could list potential >>> projects >>> / first-time github issues on meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IIAB >>> >. >>> >>> Warmly, >>> SJ >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM Samuel Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > I'm interested in getting more involved, and working with anyone else >>> who >>> > wants to. >>> > We have local suppliers of microSD cards that seem fine. >>> > >>> > On Fri, Aug 29, 2025 at 11:33 PM James Heilman <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> >> Hey All >>> >> >>> >> We at Wiki Project Med have paused further shipping of IIAB to the USA >>> >> due to tariff processes. We were getting about 80 US orders for IIAB >>> >> per month. We continue to ship to the rest of the world. >>> >> >>> >> Basically we charged about 20 USD for assembly, managing postage, and >>> >> shipping resulting in a total cost of 63 USD per unit. Wondering if >>> >> there are folks in the USA interested in getting involved and managing >>> >> that aspect? >>> >> >>> >> The boards come from the UK which sounds like it is tariff free but >>> >> the uSD cards come from China which is at 55% tariffs. So we are still >>> >> at the investigative stages on what makes sense. >>> >> >>> >> Best >>> >> -- >>> >> James Heilman >>> >> MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] >>> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 >>> 4266 >>> > >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 >>> 4266 >>> -------------- next part -------------- >>> A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ... >>> Name: not available >>> Type: text/html >>> Size: 3132 bytes >>> Desc: not available >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> Subject: Digest Footer >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> End of Offline-l Digest, Vol 152, Issue 3 >>> ***************************************** >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> > _______________________________________________ > Offline-l mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266
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