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Re: Grex A4000D?
« on: September 23, 2012, 06:28:07 PM »
The G-Rex was always a heartbreaker in my opinion because it really was a way forward: when used with the associated PPC card that card's chipset had direct access to the PCI slots rather than across the Amiga's system bus.  It was truly (very nearly) a whole motherboard solution. Alas it was not to be :(
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Re: Grex A4000D?
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2012, 01:32:51 AM »
Quote from: Bamiga2002;709125
Where are the G-Rex blueprints? Maybe the makers would be willing to let them go as they don't like to manufacture them anymore. They could be enhanced and and a batch could be made.

Just 2 cents here...




Even assuming you could get an "audience" with some ex-DCE engineer, they'd tell you flatly that they wanted an exorbitant amount of dollars for the "blueprints".  They once quoted someone (don't remember if the thread was over here or at aw.net) $250,000 for the PPC card design (excuse me, desing) alone.

I'd imagine they'd ask a cool million for the G-Rex and PPC card that matches it.
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Re: Grex A4000D?
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2012, 02:35:03 PM »
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Hence the "2 cents" ;)...
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Yeah you'd have to either be some kind of insane philanthropist/hobbyist, or charge $25,000 for each one you sold (because let's face it, the total number of A4000D and A3000D users out there is probably in the low hundreds, if that). :P
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