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On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 2:10 PM, Lori Nagel <jas...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I defiantly think they didn't promote enough is part of it. Today is the > first day I even read about it anywhere. > > > On Thursday, January 12, 2017 1:11 PM, Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross < > maillist_...@aross.me> wrote: > > > Regarding peoples "moans": > > Small scale, combined with high tech, cutting edge is $$$$$$, meaning > lots and lots of money. > > $3.7mill doesnt sound that bad for a new high end arch. i would expect > intel,amd,via to spend at least twice that much and even then i guess im > thinking small, its probably more? idk, just a supission basied on my > understanding from reading lukes posts from the rhombus-tech project > > (eoma68). > > > One can’t compare smaller volume to large volume big brand/OEM like HP. > its really not fair to ask for the same spec, same price when its a lot > smaller scale/quantity’s. > > So they raised more than first eoma58 based products crowdfund but > relative to the amount they where asking? whats the ratio? isnt that the > number to make any comparisons by? > > for me, i found it most tempting, but i really dont need 128GB ram. 16GB > ram is enough for me. i guess i could have gotten the motherboard... > really wanted a small ready made option or package... hmm arr well i > donated anyway. > for me if i can use it for the next 10years and if its going to save me > money on the electric bill, compared to my current hand down to me, old > pcs then it feels easier to convince the lord of the funds to let me > splash :D > > maybe an way for big efforts like talos to succeed is other projects > that start out with smaller financial needs like eoma68 products and > with success as time goes by, money and clout get gained and maybe that > can make for a stepping stone for huge attempts like talos. > > but talos was ready to go now.... if only they got the money :) > arr maybe we didn’t promote it enough...? i know i didnt :| i thought it > would be ok... > > > > > -- Linkedin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-cosse> | E-Learning <http://www.asymptopia.org>
