CAT Box Project (interest gauge)

After talking to a couple of people now who are helping me move forward I
need to start doing some research on interest.

Assume a "Work alike" solution which might not be quite as self contained as
the original.

Please tell me how many of what from the following you would be interested
in. I am not looking for orders but more a rough gauging of interest.

Bag o Parts kit
This would be:
        production circuit board(s)
        Keypad
        Displays
        Power supply
        Interface cables
        Full parts bag programmed as needed
        A copy of the original docs.
        NOT including an enclosure / case
____ @$50
____ @$100
____ @$150
____ @$200

Then I would like to know how important the following are (assuming I told
you part #'s and locations to purchase on your own). Reducing the number of
things I include in the kit will of course reduce the cost.
Power supply included
Displays included
Keypad included
Interface cables

Finally I can see two modes for this thing:
        Original tool case type transportation for field work
        Bench top type arrangement.

Which would you like better? It will probably require some modification for
the two different modes (displays, keypads, interfacing, etc.) I prefer
bench top myself but want opinions.

Basically I am trying to figure out how much of what I need to purchase and
what parts to get maximum interest on the things. Plus what the price range
of real interest is. At this moment I have done NO pricing of any parts
yet. So I am coming up with the above prices out of either. It might be
possible for a true "Bare bones" kit to come in at $25. Or a full kit to
run $300+. I don't know but I don't want to take up a lot of valuable time
for the people involved if it is not going to work out.

More details as they come up.

David
Received on Thu Jan 8 17:09:00 1998