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sigma7:

--- Quote from: ChiTownMike on March 14, 2025, 10:54:54 pm ---I'd be in.. use a 3 party to assemble?

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Similar to numerous "group buy" projects; I expect there will be a few tech savvy people willing to assemble a few kits into complete units for a modest labour fee; all of the parts are through-hole so it is not a high-tech soldering job.

I think that is probably easier to arrange and less expensive than shipping a small volume of pre-programmed parts to a commercial assembly house, but that could be done too.

Please continue to offer considerations/restrictions/suggestions so we can work out what will be least work for Alex and most widely accepted.

AlexTheCat123:

--- Quote from: ried on March 14, 2025, 10:42:35 pm ---What's the BOM come out to for one with SCSI? Ballpark?

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Before shipping/tax, the BOM comes out to about $215, including the SCSI chip. I calculated that about a year ago, so things might be slightly different now if certain suppliers have gone out of stock or something, but that should be pretty close to the right number!




--- Quote from: ChiTownMike on March 14, 2025, 10:54:54 pm ---I'd be in for $250-300 fully assembled - that said @alexthecat - don't you use a 3 party to assemble you ESPROFILE - could not the same be done here?

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I do, but that's a bit of a different situation. ESProFile is made using nothing but modern components that are all readily available, and JLCPCB has them all stocked in their parts library, so they can easily build people boards whenever someone orders a few. The XLerator, on the other hand, contains hard-to-find parts that aren't stocked in their library (such as the FPU socket and the SIMM slots), which I would still have to procure and install manually. And besides, I'd still have to source and install all the chips because they would just install the sockets and not the ICs themselves, unless I opted to have them solder all the chips straight into the board, but I don't like doing that. And they almost certainly don't keep most of these chips in stock (at least in the through-hole form factor) anyway. So unfortunately that doesn't really work here!

joopmac:
I'm very interested in the XLerator project, and if there is demand i would also be able to put them together here in the Netherlands for those interested

bmwcyclist:
Any updates on this project (good or bad) would be helpful.

I want to use 4x4 MB SIMMs in my "fat Mac" Lisa, and I don't want to have to mod my 16mhz card if I don't absolutely have to.

thanks!

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