Re: Replacing the 6502 with a faster chip

[mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon)]

Bill Garber wrote:

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>BTW to create the DIE necessary to
>stamp out, cut and bend these plates would cost upwards of many $100's
>and possibly into the $1000's. I haven't worked with metal plate stamps
>in many years so I haven't a clue anymore, but I can say it wouldn't
>be worth it to anyone. Hand-make them and maybe it could be done.

In this age of numerically controlled machinery, I would expect that
any order less than a few hundred would be best made without a
die, but perhaps not by hand.

A machine-readable "drawing" would be the prerequisite for an
inexpensive NC-producible chunk of sheet metal.

IIRC, there's only one simple brake bend in the sheet--everything
else is cutting, drilling, and punching.

-michael

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