MOTM

[resending, sorry if it double posts. My email ISP is a flake]



> a) I know Cynthia is reading all this (HI!!) so I'll let her responsed 
> *if* she decides to.
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> Suffice it to say: the MOTM format was very successful and was the 
> *primary reason* I decided to drop the kits other than time/Paul H. 
> situation.
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> Reason it out from that. Hint: it wasn't because she sold *39* of them.
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> b) Maybe I missed doing my homework but what other 5U pulse-diving module 
> that was available in Oct 2008:
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> 1) had fractional division (/2.5, /7.5, etc)
> 2) had a stepped voltage out that tracked the clock and had switchable, 
> quantized voltages
> 3) had 16 simultaneous outputs
> 4) had *voltage-controlled* dividing over the range of 1.5 to 33?
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> I don't think *anyone* had a *single one* of these features, much less 
> *all of them in the same module*.
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> c) please don't get me wrong: I'm not here pointing fingers. I'm trying to 
> get a *concrete idea* what to do, because frankly Euro is stomping 5U in 
> the marketplace for *whatever* reason. It's cheaper, it's smaller, it's 
> "off the shelf" and has funny names. Whatever........
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> If 5U is mostly a "solder monkey's paradise" unless a 'magical thing' 
> appears that everyone wants (but no one can *predict* or visualize 
> beforehand) that's a perfectly legimate thing to grasp. If 5U existing 
> customers are "mature" in their rigs and only 20-40 modules per design is 
> the TAM (Total Available Market) then OK, those modules are going to be 
> $500-$600 (go take a gander at Modcan's prices). If .com wants to be the 
> de facto 5U source, OK then. If JH is leading the way for the pc board 
> market, hell I buy them, too!
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> There is *no way* I can compete with .com, because he has 7 full-time, 
> paid employees (and his wife Margo is a CPA and does all the orders/office 
> stuff as well)  that are supported by Arrick Robotics (www.robotics.com). 
> I got me and Shane the tech.
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> I agree that having stock it about the best solution.Been trying to get 
> there for 12 years :)
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> Paul S.
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