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MultiDIR/NEW-Sync H/W cost

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In reviewing the MultiSync Hardware costing a couple of areas appear low,
and I would expect them to be issues for contnetion at the initiation meeting.
I would recommend revising them.

1) 27512 OTP EPROMS: I checked with Rod Petersen, and we have never bought
	27512 OTP's for less than $4.80. We have a supply at that price through
	September. After that, the price goes to $5.30. I suggest using $5.30.
	I also suggest costing the elctronic hardware WITHOUT EPROMS since 
	the price and quantity can vary so much. I suggest that the EPROM Cost
	should be a separate item on the final assembly cost estimate placed
	right under the elctronics cost. 

2) SRAMs: As of today, on Vindicators which is in production, 8k x 8 SRAMS
	vary in cost from $5 for 100 nS to $8 for 55 nS. Gary has a qoute on
	Toobin (production in June) for 1k x 4, 25 nS SRAMs of $7.65. I 
	have no information to forcast where SRAM cost are going, but 
	prudence suggests using a cost around $5-6.

3) Raw PCB cost: The lowest price we have for a recent PCB purchase (Blasteroids)
	was $.34 per sq. inch. this was a small PCB (100 sq. in.) and they 
	made them "2-up" to reduce cost. A recent quote on the larger Toobin
	PCB (200 sq. in.) came to $.38 per sq. in. I suggest revising Mult-sync
	PCB costs accordingly.
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Apr 25, 1988