On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:07:34 -0400
"Timothy Normand Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 4/17/08, Viktor Pracht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Timothy Normand Miller wrote:
> >
> > > Your credit card will not be charged until your OGD1
> > > board is tested and shipped. Note that to combat fraudulent orders,
> > > we may find it necessary to place holds (not charges) on credit cards
> > > just before we place our order with the fabricator; this is to ensure
> > > that we have truly met the the minimum number of orders.
> >
> >
> > What if I don't own a credit card (not an unusual thing outside of US)?
I'd say pay in advance. Anything else doesn't make sense.
> To count a pre-order, we have to be able to verify it. How about a deposit?
Hmm.. keep in mind that the US is still in the stone age
in terms of banking compared to the rest of the world.
Sending money from Europe to the US is always a big
gamble. Half of the time it just comes back, minus two times
transfere costs of course, without any justification.
As i assume that quite a few people from Europe will
be ordering OGD1, we should have a bank account
within the EU where people can wire transfere the
money.
> > And one more question: can I order some connectors
> > (both IDC and Hirose) along with the card? Hunting the
> > right connector types locally doesn't look like a fun
> > thing to do, while Traversal can order a bunch of them
> > and throw in the ordered amount of connectors without
> > additional shipping costs. Personally, I wouldn't even
> > mind a medium to high mark-up on the connectors, since
> > it probably would be still cheaper than the separate shipping costs.
>
> A few people might want the connector. More people, I expect, will
> want to have the through-holes so they can stick probe wires into
> them. Am I wrong? What should we do? I really don't want Andy and
> Howard having to custom solder for people who want it and not for
> those who don't. What should we do?
Actually, putting some Hirose connectors in wouldnt be a
bad idea. They are not easy to come by usualy and if your
local distributor doesn't have them on stock you have to
either buy a full reel (2000 pieces) or pay 70USD shipping
when ordering from digikey (no joke!).
About the IDC, i would leave it unsoldered. Leave the people
the freedom to solder in what they want, but give them an
IDC connector so they don't have to search for the right
one (it's harder to come by than i thought, 10min of searching
didn't show any local distributor that had one fitting).
I personally, if i would want to use some of the signals,
i would probably just solder some header pins in as they
are cheap and easy to use.
Attila Kinali
--
The true CS students do not need to know how to program.
They learn how to abstract the process of programming to
the point of making programmers obsolete.
-- Jabber in #holo
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