Then there's manufacturing costs, and don't forget overhead such as a 
building, utilities, and employee expenses.  Figure it'll probably cost 
around $100,000, at least, per year per employee.  Perhaps Dr. Ron could 
weigh in on this.
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Jim, KE5AL
-----Original Message----- 
From: Gerry Leary
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 6:55 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Accessibility of Ten Tec radios

Have you actually done this? I kind of doubt it?

Sent from my iPhone this time

> On Jan 10, 2016, at 11:15 PM, Eric Oyen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> ok.
> here is what I found so far where I can build my own for cheap.
>
> processor: $9 chip computer (with 4 GB of ram, 1 GB internal storage, =
> USB 3.0 ports, Wi-fi, bluetooth and installable Linux OS). note the =
> price: $9. That is just retail. Also, this is a full Intel cpu unit, not =
> an ARM device which the current Braille Sense U2 uses.
> Li-ion Battery (12V 1.5 Ah): 30
> QWERTY style keyboard with USB port: $19. I will assume that a similar =
> braille keyboard will be close to this)
> A standard wall wart (12 VDC 1 Amp): $5
> 3-d printed plastic case (about $15 for a single unit, less if mass =
> manufactured)
> 9 in 1 memory card interface with 3 additional USB 3.0 slots: $15
> 7 port USB 3.0 hub for additional ports (internal and external): $30 =
> (fry's electronics)
> 32 braille cells: approximately $25 per cell (this is a correction based =
> on info found here: =
> https://www.resna.org/sites/default/files/legacy/conference/proceedings/20=
> 09/TechnologyCognitiveSensory/Matheson.html).. The cost for 32 such =
> cells is $800.
>
> all of the above are retail prices. consider that actual cost of =
> manufacturing on a mass production scale is about 30% of the above =
> figures. Even at that, the cost of producing a single unit for myself is =
> still less than $1200. account for actual cost of manufacturing, and it =
> comes down to less than $600 per unit cost. the cost per cell could be =
> lowered significantly if robot assembly was used in place of people at =
> individual workstations. That would reduce the cost per unit cell from =
> $25 to $5 per cell. even accounting for minimal markup due to shipping, =
> distribution and other overhead, the cost of a unit for an individual =
> would cost about 1/3rd as much as it does now (and that is using the =
> parts I specified above). so, ethically, there is no reason to be =
> charging such amounts as $6,000 per unit. please note the cost of the =
> operating system for this: $0. That is because its freely available and =
> open source. That means the TCO to the user is considerably less. Also, =
> Linux has BUILT in facilities (modules) for interfacing with many =
> devices, including braille interfaces. ABout the only other OS I know of =
> that has this built in is OS X. forget Microsoft, their so-called =
> accessibility is an afterthought and only minimally usable on some of = 


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