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Malcolm Cadman wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rich
> Mellor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
>
>> I would be interested in sourcing a new development of SGCs (must write to
>> Stuart about this), but I do wonder how many people would still be willing
>> to pay £200-£300 for a SGC nowadays. Certainly with a need to make 50
>> boards to make it worthwhile, I am not certain there would be a big enough
>> market, especially with "only" 4MB RAM !
>>
>> Rich
>
> I would guess that some of the parts for the Cards are either no longer
> available, or not available at a reasonable cost.
>
> Whereas an upgrade could use more recent and probably cheaper parts,
> with more capacity too. As well some new features.
>
> Of course, this would involve a re-design of the circuit board.
>
> Probably name it the EGC - Extreme Gold Card ... ?
>
> 1GB or more flash RAM ... ? ... :-)
Ah there are lots of things one could put on it.
However I suspect the market does not exist for such a development.
It would be great to be proved wrong.
It need maybe 40 to 50 people willing to commit to spending maybe £300
to £400 each. I am happy to receive commitment emails, and then maybe
it could be worth pursuing. I doubt very much if Sturat is going to be
interested. I doubt if Nasta has time.
.. and I wonder if I have time as well! All I could possibly do is
design a pcb and build. I have no expertise (or time) to design firmware.
It is probably a pipedream!
Tony
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