On Thu, Feb 2, 2017, at 11:01, Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk wrote: >
> 6. Includes a custom-designed and compact, easily-attached retro-fit > "grip" for the portable HDD, the grip eliminates all cable > strain on the > USB-A connector, yet is small enough so that the portable HDD, > together > with the grip and coiled USB-A-to-USB-C cable, still all easily > fit into > a small Canada Post P.O. box at any Postal Outlet. (Although the fine > print in the CP P.O. Box rental contract, specifically excludes box > use > for "storage". I have never had any problems with my local Postal > Outlet, over my storing backup media in the box.) Interesting idea to store a backup in a postal outlet. > My thinking for this USB HDD docking station design is, once my new > debian Linux PC is operational, to consider developing the docking > station as a saleable product, likely through a crowd-funded > premium-based financing model, where the premium will be a > deeply-discounted early-release model of the docking station. I hope you'll announce any eventual financing campaign on the list! -- znot...@hailmail.net -- http://www.fastmail.com - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are
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