Alt-BEAM Archive
Message #03756
To: beam@corp.sgi.com
From: davidperry@mail.geocities.com
Date: Mon, 25 May 1992 15:59:56 +0000
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Ya wanna lay off Solarbotics?
one thing, whether you order from canada, the us, australia, the UK
or zimbabwa the postage is still $6.
David Perry
> From: "RBCT"
> To: "beam" , "Richard Piotter"
> Subject: Re: Ya wanna lay off Solarbotics?
> Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 20:45:36 +0200
> Reply-to: "RBCT"
> You re right richard, we have the same problems here in europe: very few
> people know about the Beams. Importing Beams from Canada cost a lot and when
> somebody see a Beam for the first time you can imagine!
> " Hey man you ll become very rich with that if you have a good business ,
> How much is it???" ... Surprise...
>
> And then???
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Richard Piotter
> A : beam
> Date : samedi 22 mai 1999 20:28
> Objet : Ya wanna lay off Solarbotics?
>
>
> >I'll just say that even though it ain't that much, I believe he still
> >has a commision of some sort to Mark Tilden for using BEAM and he also
> >has a family to support. It's his buisness. The cost spent is well equal
> >to the hassles of building it all from scratch and finding the parts.
> >Has there ever been a find of surplus pager motors that reach the
> >quality of solarbotics, much less, a constant source? How many people
> >can boast they make their photovores of the thin light weight material
> >Dave uses. I personaly have not bought a Solarbotics Walker, cause I'd
> >rather get the Hexapod II and modify it and start working on Quadrapod.
> >Is it expensive, yeah, is it his choice, yeah, Does he have to make a
> >living, yeah, do we have the right to complain, sure we do, do we have
> >to buy it... NO!!! If you want to complain, go buy the parts yourself
> >and build your own. Design it from scratch and find motors and do all
> >that wonderful PCB or freeforming and then build it yourself!
> >
> >I've only purchased from them once. It was a good expirience! I know
> >that It doesn't cost Dodge $80000 to manufacture a Viper. I would love
> >one. Am I going to get one??? I highly doubt it. They charge what they
> >want to charge. It's expensive, but it's buisness! You realy can't do
> >much about it. Dave needs to make something from this buisness. BEAM is
> >NOT BIG!!! No one at my colege had heard of BEAM when I arrived! We are
> >the minority and Dave has to get money from some where. When BEAM grows,
> >his prices may drop, but BEAM isn't big enough. It's a shame Dave
> >couldn't market BEAM at Walmart as the "Do-It-Yourself Robot"! If he
> >ever pulled that one off, he probably be able to drasticly reduce
> >prices. Unfortunately, I don't see something like that realy taking off,
> >considering the tools required (remember the wave of posts about no lead
> >solder cause parents were concerned)?
> >
> >Lee Golden wrote:
> >>
> >> I don't usually pipe up on the list, but don't forget:
> >>
> >> 1) Dave has a right to charge whatever he wants for his kits
> >> 2) We have the right to build our own and not buy them if they're too
> >> expensive, and
> >> 3) Dave *encourages* people to try things themselves, and even helps
> people
> >> who are developing their own versions of things he sells. Not many
> business
> >> people would do that...
> >>
> >> Lee Golden
> >> Olney, MD USA
> >>
> >> "There's a fine line between a hobby and mental illness." - Dave Barry
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-beam@corp.sgi.com [mailto:owner-beam@corp.sgi.com]On Behalf
> >> Of JVernonM@aol.com
> >> Sent: Saturday, May 22, 1999 6:37 AM
> >> To: beam@corp.sgi.com
> >> Subject: Retraction
> >>
> >> I wrote:
> >> perhaps I'm mistaken, and the heads your producing will be your own
> design
> >> and not yet another Tilden clone.
> >>
> >> I take that one back. Your designs are yours and are unique. They are
> >> heavily
> >> buttered with Tilden like techniques, which make them very similar in
> >> design.
> >> Actually, more of an original design made to look like a Tilden clone, I
> >> guess.
> >> I stand by the rest.
> >> Jim
> >
> >--
> >
> >
> >Richard Piotter
> >richfile@rconnect.com
> >
> >The Richfiles Robotics & TI web page:
> >http://richfiles.calc.org
> >
> >For the BEAM Robotics list:
> >BEAM Robotics Tek FAQ
> >http://people.ne.mediaone.net/bushbo/beam/FAQ.html
> >
>
>
>
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I'm sure David sinceraly apologises if he
insulted anyone, it won't happen again.
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