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Moloch
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2924 |
New run of C64C casing coming in three colors
I knew someone bought the C64C molds a while back and now it appears we'll be able to get white, blue, or red cases if this Kickstarter is funded.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1670214687/original-commod.. |
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Perplex
Registered: Feb 2009
Posts: 255 |
Somehow I doubt he'd sell anywhere near 10 000 units even at half that price. The target audience for this kind of hardware is just too small. |
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bugjam
Registered: Apr 2003
Posts: 2579 |
I find it amazing and respectable that these boards have been developed in the fist place. |
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Mr.Ammo
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Registered: Oct 2002
Posts: 228 |
Quote: I find it amazing and respectable that these boards have been developed in the fist place.
True! It's pure hobby and love for engineering. I don't think it's about making money at all. If it was, Jens would have come up with something like the 1541 Ultimate II instead of the Chameleon (which is a complete system in itself). Or at least something that's reasonably priced and something we all want! ;-)
The price tag is a bit too steep for me, it's a starting price for bidding in an auction (well, not really an auction since you can't over- or under bid someone else but yourself).
I'll wait for the commercial launch, if this will ever see the light of day, and see what that does to the pricing. I'd really love to get my hands on one or two of these reloaded boards ;) |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11350 |
Quote:Somehow I doubt he'd sell anywhere near 10 000 units even at half that price. The target audience for this kind of hardware is just too small.
i wonder where this number comes from.... (none of these retro products made these days go anyway near that number) |
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Perplex
Registered: Feb 2009
Posts: 255 |
Quoting GroepazQuote:Somehow I doubt he'd sell anywhere near 10 000 units even at half that price. The target audience for this kind of hardware is just too small.
i wonder where this number comes from.... (none of these retro products made these days go anyway near that number)
I just picked a number that is waaay above any reasonable sale estimates, and still in the lower end of what I would call "for the masses." The point being, it's not really the price that precludes it from becoming a mass market product. |
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Moloch
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2924 |
The colored cases are starting to arrive, check these pics out ->
http://imgur.com/a/MjPHc
These aren't mine, waiting for the clear cases to go through the molds again after the fire. |
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bugjam
Registered: Apr 2003
Posts: 2579 |
Nice! I hope they will keep on producing - dropped Douglas a msg on fb a while ago, basically to order 3 cases, but never heard back so far... Of course he must be very busy now. |
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Moloch
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2924 |
Package arrived today with the cases, two translucent and one blue. yay!
Now the wait begins for the translucent keycaps to ship.
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Moloch
Registered: Jan 2002
Posts: 2924 |
This is a nice mod made with a translucent case and some LEDs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYM3IQinoa0 |
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Style
Registered: Jun 2004
Posts: 498 |
that's exactly my plan ;) |
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