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 <VKSdnZ6k69xZoqPdRVn-uw@comcast.com>,
: Bill Garber <willy46pa@comcast.net> wrote:
: >"Scott Alfter" <salfter@salfter.dyndns.org.is.invalid> wrote
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: >: You might want to have a look at this:
: >:
: >: http://www.olimex.com/pcb/index.html
: >:
: >: $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?
:
: Shipping is extra...last order I put in, it was another $8.
That was for my
: beer-fridge controller and another board I was doing at work,
though, so
: you'd end up looking at about $60 for what you're doing.
:
: >: 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.
:
: I think I looked at ExpressPCB before, but I didn't want to be
locked into
: using their software to design boards (hmm...sounds like what I
said about
: AOHell years and years ago, about not wanting to be stuck using
their
: software instead of dialing in with ProTERM or whatever).  If
you already
: have a project of some complexity in there, though, it makes
sense that you
: wouldn't want to redo it if you could avoid it.

I agree, and I just discovered a way to round off all
of the traces to prevent them from pulling up at sharp
corners. I might go ahead and make a small page with
some info on my site, provided I get enough hands up.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprizez };-)
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