[iyonix-support] Re: iyonix 2 or not

On 28 Sep 2008, John Ballance wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Having failed to get logged into drobe to respond to something there I
> thought I'd make a couple of comments here.
> 
> Iyonix 2: This would have been rather a nice machine.. dual core cpu etc
> .. absorbed many months of my design time. Then came the crunch
> question.. could we make it at a price people would pay, and would
> enough ACTUALLY pay that price.. rumours have suggested a build cost to
> a first batch of 10 to 30 machines of between 50 and 100k .. probably
> not unreasonable at commercial rates, considering the CPU had just under
> 1500 connections on it and itself would have cost over £100!.. that
> would mean that sales of several hundred units would be needed at
> similar costs to the current (almost) standard iyonix.
> 
> Would several hundred of you or others actually commit to this.. or
> would we be left thoroughly out of pocket?

I would buy an Iyonix II. I'd probably buy more than one if it might 
be the last RiscOS machine built?

I desperately need a faster processor and capability for hard drives    
 bigger than 750 GB. I don't ask for much. Yes, I'd pay £2000 for such 
a machine, the alternative OS's are just not good enough.

> 
> To put it bluntly, we could not make the sums add up! - however hard we
> tried.

Please try harder :-)

> 
> For the future, once the remaining stock of machines is exhausted (<10
> first come first served) iyonix will continue to trade, as reported, in
> spares and accessories.
> 
> I shall be around, initially within iyonix, then in my own right,
> providing support as reasonably required.
> 
> Castle continues to license RISCOS as before.. all product work has been
> undertaken in iyonix in recent times to protect the IP ownership as
> others have rightly deduced.

Could others build such a machine?

> 
> So Thank You all for your support over the years.. It has been an
> iteresting time.
> 
> Now to the future.. Do have a look at http://www.ucallusave.co.uk ..
> this is a part time thing I've been involved with recently that has
> saved me considerable amounts of money. Recent announcements, which will
> be will be reflected there tomorrow I'm told, should help further.
> 
> A challenge indeed - who would like to get 5% cashback on all their
> groceries and fuel costs? .. how? .. drop me a line and I'll explain

If we all join this scheme, then can you afford to build an Iyonix II?



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