I spoke with Bill Hedgepeth of Pinnacle Sales about the availability
of JAE sockets (our only source, now).  There is none in U.S. stock at this
time.  He will FAX Japan this afternoon and request 320 pieces which will take 
about three days.  Our options of lead plating are tin and gold (gold being
nearly twice as much).  I said we would prefer the tin plating but we don't
know what Japan has in stock.  Question:  Can you afford to wait a few more
days for tin if it turns out that they only have gold in stock?  I will call
Bill at 1:45pm to give him the go-ahead to have parts shipped from Japan.
The three days mentioned above is travel time only.

			erwin

Yes, we can wait a few more days for tin if they have only gold in stock.
If the difference is more than a week I would go for the gold if it is
necessary.

	Jed

	The sockets will be requested by FAX this afternoon.  The Japan factory
is closed today so won't act on the request until Monday.  The tin plated leads
are usually the ones that they stock.  I was told that this socket is not stocked
in the U.S. and orders should be placed early.

		erwin

	Your sockets are available from JAE, Japan, and will take about two
weeks.  They wish to stock their southern California facility at this time
for our use later this year.  Can you take a guess at our usage for the next
six to eight months?  They also want to know when they will receive a
purchase order for the 320 parts.  I promised to return their call this
afternoon to respond with the answers to these questions. 

				erwin

Each game uses 32 sockets.

We expect to be in production within the next six months.

I expect we will produce at least 1,000 games.

If you will provide me with ordering information I will find someone to
order them.

	Thanks,

			Jed

	The manufacturer is JAE with p/n DICF-24C-E2.  I was quoted 32 cents
each for 320 pieces.  Whoever places the order should talk to Mariane at
Pinnacle Sales, (408) 249-5129.

		erwin