Re: musing about building a minimalist Apple ][+ clone

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Scott Alfter" <salfter@salfter.dyndns.org.is.invalid> wrote in
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: In article <AJqdnagv8bQZ6aDd4p2dnA@comcast.com>,
: Bill Garber <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote:
: >While ExpressPCB is $59 shipped for 3 - 3.8"x2.5" proto
boards,
: >but with no silk screening or solder mask. Who cares when they
: >are prototypes. You know where your components go, right?
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: You might want to have a look at this:
:
: http://www.olimex.com/pcb/index.html
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: $26 for a 6.3x3.9" double-sided board with plated
: through-holes, solder mask on both sides, and silk-
: screen on the component side. If your layout is
: small enough, you can have it panelized & cut apart.
: The beer-fridge adapter I built a while back (but
: still haven't gotten around to posting on my website)
: was small enough (about 1x1.5") that I got a dozen
: boards from them for $30something, shipped.  I have
: two of them assembled and running with no problems.

That all sounds great. I might be able to fit 2 on one
that size, giving me 4 boards for $52. Is that plus s&h?

: They take EAGLE files directly, or you can send Gerber
: and Excellon files from whatever app you're using.

There's the rub. It would require I redraw it under another
program, which would be a risk I am not willing to take.
Besides I can get 10 boards from ExpressPCB for $177, that's
$17 per board. Plus there are certain quantity border lines
that if you hit them give you 10 more boards for a couple
dollars less than the quantity 10 less than that. It's weird
but you really have to dig in and look hard.  8o)
All of ExpressPCBs estimates include shipping.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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