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by SolidState
Wed Jun 22, 2022 4:20 am
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Topic: Guesstimates - COTS component cost of the X16
Replies: 14
Views: 4144

Guesstimates - COTS component cost of the X16

This doesn't include all the overheads. A typical "retail" price would be 2.5 to 3x the COGS. If you run it as a one-off Kickstarter project with no after sales support then you could get away with 2x COGS. That puts the price of the base kit at around $500-$550. If you want to assemble and ship a ...
by SolidState
Wed Apr 13, 2022 6:51 pm
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Topic: Power supply
Replies: 24
Views: 6267

Power supply

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by SolidState
Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:26 pm
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Topic: Power supply
Replies: 24
Views: 6267

Power supply

PC power supplies have minimum load requirements to regulate correctly. The original IBM PC power supply (192W) had a minimum load requirement of 7A on the 5v line (35W). Modern supplies are going to have much lower minimums, but pulling only 0.5W from a 300W is going to be problematic. Is the PC c...
by SolidState
Wed Mar 16, 2022 2:32 pm
Forum: Official Announcements
Topic: Ides of March Status of X16
Replies: 50
Views: 28047

Ides of March Status of X16

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by SolidState
Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:54 pm
Forum: Official Announcements
Topic: PS/2 Direction for the Commander X16
Replies: 87
Views: 1004401

PS/2 Direction for the Commander X16

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by SolidState
Sat Sep 25, 2021 5:09 am
Forum: Official Announcements
Topic: Change of product direction, good and bad news!
Replies: 772
Views: 320510

Change of product direction, good and bad news!

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by SolidState
Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:50 pm
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Topic: (new title): Hard decision, but the answer is pretty clear.
Replies: 82
Views: 22525

(new title): Hard decision, but the answer is pretty clear.

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by SolidState
Mon Aug 23, 2021 12:28 pm
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Topic: (new title): Hard decision, but the answer is pretty clear.
Replies: 82
Views: 22525

(new title): Hard decision, but the answer is pretty clear.

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by SolidState
Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:08 am
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Topic: (new title): Hard decision, but the answer is pretty clear.
Replies: 82
Views: 22525

(new title): Hard decision, but the answer is pretty clear.

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by SolidState
Mon Aug 23, 2021 11:08 am
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Topic: (new title): Hard decision, but the answer is pretty clear.
Replies: 82
Views: 22525

(new title): Hard decision, but the answer is pretty clear.

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