Subj : Re: Fund raiser for C128D
To : Robert Bernardo
From : Brian Seeley
Date : Sat Sep 10 2022 08:06 pm
On Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 4:22:25 PM UTC-4, Robert Bernardo wrote:
> I forwarded to Brian the following questions from another user --
>
> * does he have a prototype created yet?
>
> * has he found a manufacturing company and gotten a ballpark estimate
> for the project
>
> * is he recreating or enhancing the keyboard?
>
> * does GoFundMe also have a tier level like Kickstarter (i.e. throw in
> $100 and you get a keyboard, $165 for two keyboards)
>
> * has he matched the color of an original keyboard to a modern day color
> for production, are there other colors available (sacrilegious!)
>
> * what does $15K get the community? it's not clear, does the project
> result in an open source product or just some cash for him?
>
> * does the keyboard have enhancements like processing onboard via an
> ardurino/RPI CM/PLA which then allow its use as a USB device for
> PCs/Macs/or ideally other old retro platforms (VIC-20/C-64/Amiga/TI99 4A/ST)
>
> * how will this work with a non-US C128D?, that will need slightly
> different keycaps, where are the translations/lanuages for the keyboard
> - in ROM?
>
> No reply from Brian yet,
> Robert Bernardo
Unfortunately at this time I am unable to continue this project. I hope to resume this in the future as I feel it is a good endeavor. Thank you for your interest in this project. I also received some good suggestions in the comp.sys.cbm newsgroup. I
have requested a refund to the two members that supported the effort.
