Bitch GF wouldn't let me take any time off. I reserved mine at Target for $1 each. Upon purchase, I will receive two $5 gift cards.
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So Beelze. You have mentioned several times over offering to fund a project of mine. What does that mean exactly? Would you like to double your money? :wacko:
Damn it's early, but I'm tired. So time for bed. :bed:
So what's your new project Jazz?! The suspense is killing meeee!
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I have something completed, but am still calculating costs and profit margins. It is nothing new, just a new take on the midi Interface for gameboy. I figured I ought to make it since no one really has made a semi-commercial version. The few people who have made them for profit do so only by hand, one at a time, based on the Arduino Pro Mini which adds a fair share of cost considering all of the extra components that are unnecessary.
At the heart of the ARBoy is the Atmega168. Thats it. A $2 component, programmed with a simple "sketch." Six LEDs flash and it connects to the gameboy.
If my addition is correct, then I can make one for $13. For another $4, I have designed an acrylic shell (to be laser cut/engraved by another bloke) which will make the thing look like a true work of art. An example:
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Say for example, I see them at a ridiculously below-market-value $50 each. I make $33 in profit and if I do 10 at a time, thats $330 profit. Then again, $50 sounds more like a kit price where I do NO work and sell them as "DIY." A complete board should be around $70. :D
I just need to come up with umm...$58 for components, $40 for the enclosure and $18 for boards for a grand total of $116.
I did sell the last two gameboy programmers that I built for $100 which I turned around to buy everything I needed to populate the other 10 boards. Once I sell them off at Kitsch-Bent's store, I will have enough to fund the ARboys and money to pocket.
The reason I can't make any real money on the gameboy programmers, is because the guy who wrote the software, released it to the public for non-commercial purposes only. All that means is that when you mention it, people start getting all butthurt and calling you a thief. As far as im concerned a non-commercial GNU licence (or whatever) just means that they are not available to people who really want them, unless they build a shitty home-etched PCB and hand solder the mess.
Also should note that DIY projects fail if there are any SMT components at all. They are daunting, but give them a shot at least.
Sounds pretty cool. I'm definitely in. Seeing as how chiptunes are all the rage nowadays. ;P
Also, that acrylic case looks pretty sweet!
So on my end you'll just need $116 to get the components for the ARBoys? After paying bills and the shipping for the Strategy guides/PC games from that one thread in the Moderators Section. I should have enough money in the bank to fund your project, no problem. When would you require the money?
Im not asking for $116. I was just sharing the grand total of a project such as this. Give me another few hours to look over my board design and i'll gladly take $28. :D
There is no use in ordering components that will be here two or three weeks before the boards. :lol
I do very much appreciate the offer and would/will return the money after I make it back, prior to taking a profit.
Heh, oh okay. Even if you were asking for $116 I would've still done it. I can totally swing $28 though, no problemo. True about the components, no need to order them right away just to have them sit around collecting dust while you wait for your boards. :P Yeah, go ahead and look over your designs and make sure that $28 is all that you need. When you're sure I'll send you a Paypal payment in a jiffy.
I'm going to be leaving for a bit though, so you know. Got to drop something off at the mailbox and stop by my mom's but I should be back shortly. We can finalize everything then. :D