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Offline Blinx123

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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2894 from previous page: July 13, 2013, 09:56:29 PM »
Still haven't received a reply.

Damn it Mike! It's time you hire a secretary ;)
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2895 on: July 13, 2013, 09:58:47 PM »
No he's been possesed by the Amiga curse.. :D
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2896 on: July 17, 2013, 04:41:17 PM »
How many people would be interested in purchasing the FPGA Arcade from a source in the U.S.?  I am considering buying a bunch of them, so I am curious how many U.S. buyers there would actually be.  I would hate to get stuck with a pile of boards!  I figured the U.S. retail (at today's exchange rate) is ~$299 for the version with the SVHS option.  Let me know!  Thanks!
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2897 on: July 17, 2013, 05:04:18 PM »
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How many people would be interested in purchasing the FPGA Arcade from a source in the U.S.?  I am considering buying a bunch of them, so I am curious how many U.S. buyers there would actually be.  I would hate to get stuck with a pile of boards!  I figured the U.S. retail (at today's exchange rate) is ~$299 for the version with the SVHS option.  Let me know!  Thanks!


I want one!  But only when I can get 060 with MMU card with it.  I am a developer and I simply must have 060 MMU otherwise it would be a downgrade from my current Amiga.  And I hafta run MuGuardianAngel, etc. anyway.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2898 on: July 17, 2013, 08:31:04 PM »
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How many people would be interested in purchasing the FPGA Arcade from a source in the U.S.? I am considering buying a bunch of them, so I am curious how many U.S. buyers there would actually be. I would hate to get stuck with a pile of boards! I figured the U.S. retail (at today's exchange rate) is ~$299 for the version with the SVHS option. Let me know! Thanks!

 
I'm a US resident that's interested in getting ahold of one.  If it'd be simpler to buy one from Jim Drew (got a Signature Edition planned?) than direct from Mike, I'd be interested...
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2899 on: July 17, 2013, 09:26:11 PM »
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Still haven't received a reply.

Damn it Mike! It's time you hire a secretary ;)


Sorry Blinx - I thought I had caught up with most mails. Mail me again and tell me you are Blinx!
/MikeJ
busy playing with my new microscope for SMD inspection ...
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2900 on: July 17, 2013, 09:44:02 PM »
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I want one!  But only when I can get 060 with MMU card with it.  I am a developer and I simply must have 060 MMU otherwise it would be a downgrade from my current Amiga.  And I hafta run MuGuardianAngel, etc. anyway.

OK, noted.  Thanks.  I am not sure how far off the 060 daughtercard is.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2901 on: July 17, 2013, 09:51:32 PM »
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I'm a US resident that's interested in getting ahold of one.  If it'd be simpler to buy one from Jim Drew (got a Signature Edition planned?) than direct from Mike, I'd be interested...

LOL!  No, I don't have plans for a signature series edition.  :)  I think what Mike has accomplished so far, and the direction this can go, is something that I want to help support.  I know that often times some of the best hardware is also the most difficult or expensive to get when it's not made and/or distributed by a U.S. based company.  So, I was interested in trying to make them more readily available here in the U.S.  I also want to help with development of stuff for the board, and accessories.  If there are only a few people here in the U.S. that want the board, then it probably doesn't make any sense for me to make a bulk purchase of them just to sit on them.  So, I am trying to get a feel for the level of interest for U.S. based people.  I would not offer them to people outside of the U.S. as that would defeat the purpose.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2902 on: July 17, 2013, 09:53:23 PM »
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Sorry Blinx - I thought I had caught up with most mails. Mail me again and tell me you are Blinx!
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busy playing with my new microscope for SMD inspection ...

I have a 20x/40x/60x unit that plugs into the USB port.  I got it probably 10 years ago.  It was some kind of toy microscope, but the quality is superb and at 60x it's perfect for SMT inspection!
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2903 on: July 17, 2013, 10:00:28 PM »
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I have a 20x/40x/60x unit that plugs into the USB port.  I got it probably 10 years ago.  It was some kind of toy microscope, but the quality is superb and at 60x it's perfect for SMT inspection!


Oh you should see the toy I got in SZ ;) The lens is over a foot long...
LED ring around the end for illumination, and flat screen monitor for viewing.

It's too silly for normal use, the six inch one is fine..

The small one looks a bit like this :

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/585367650/Electronic_digital_microscope_Microscope_video_microscope.html

Only downside is the high-res camera is USB only, if I want to use the little screen I need to swap for the one with video out. Being video there is almost no lag, which is useful if you are trying to solder the thing under it.
Anyhow, back to work...
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2904 on: July 18, 2013, 08:55:44 AM »
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Sorry Blinx - I thought I had caught up with most mails. Mail me again and tell me you are Blinx!
/MikeJ
busy playing with my new microscope for SMD inspection ...
I also havn't received a reply yet. I assume you are mailing people now for payment details? Or is this still initial interest? I guess my own bday present will be a bit late...
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2905 on: July 18, 2013, 09:11:59 AM »
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I also havn't received a reply yet. I assume you are mailing people now for payment details? Or is this still initial interest? I guess my own bday present will be a bit late...


You're not the only one, believe me.

Mike, I perfectly understand you've been busy as hell these last year(s?) so it makes all sense to hire someone to keep up that paper/email work for you, since otherwise you risk to loose potential buyers (such as me).

Do you keep a list of people who showed interest on FPGA?
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2906 on: July 18, 2013, 10:01:17 AM »
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You're not the only one, believe me.

Mike, I perfectly understand you've been busy as hell these last year(s?) so it makes all sense to hire someone to keep up that paper/email work for you, since otherwise you risk to loose potential buyers (such as me).

Do you keep a list of people who showed interest on FPGA?


If I was to try and do this as a real job, or hire people, it would not be possible to sell it for a remotely sensible price at all...

I have a list of everybody who has ever expressed interest. I receive 10s of emails a day, and although I try to respond sometimes I get swamped.

Once I have everything released I can focus on selling it - but I refuse to take money or promise a delivery date until it is ready.

Luckily it now, pretty much, is ...
Best,
Mike
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2907 on: July 18, 2013, 12:12:48 PM »
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Once I have everything released I can focus on selling it - but I refuse to take money or promise a delivery date until it is ready.[/QUOTE


Which is a very professional attitude and is much better than expecting prepayment like has been required in the past for a number of other Amiga hardware projects.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2908 on: July 18, 2013, 12:32:39 PM »
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If I was to try and do this as a real job, or hire people, it would not be possible to sell it for a remotely sensible price at all...Mike


OK, I didn't thought on that.

Somehow I got the idea that you dived completely into this, leaving your job. Ok, bad understanding from me. It wasn't clear for me I guess.
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Re: FPGA Replay Board
« Reply #2909 on: July 18, 2013, 07:29:53 PM »
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Oh you should see the toy I got in SZ ;) The lens is over a foot long...
LED ring around the end for illumination, and flat screen monitor for viewing.

It's too silly for normal use, the six inch one is fine..

The small one looks a bit like this :

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/585367650/Electronic_digital_microscope_Microscope_video_microscope.html

Only downside is the high-res camera is USB only, if I want to use the little screen I need to swap for the one with video out. Being video there is almost no lag, which is useful if you are trying to solder the thing under it.
Anyhow, back to work...

Dang it Mike!  Now I gotta go looking for a replacement!  I would love to get something that was self contained (non-USB) so I don't need a computer.
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