Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!decuac!shlump.nac.dec.com!engage.enet.dec.com!buzzer.enet.dec.com!gerber From: gerber@buzzer.enet.dec.com (Robert M. Gerber) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: FRED FISH CD ROM? Message-ID: <1962@engage.enet.dec.com> Date: 8 Aug 90 13:58:37 GMT References: <140233@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <26477@snow-white.udel.EDU> <90215.224515JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu> Sender: news@engage.enet.dec.com Reply-To: gerber@oldjon.enet.dec.com Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 30 On Cost of a Fish CD: One of the previous postings quoted the setup for pressing at about $3000 and if I remember correctly, $5 a disk for pressing. All that Fred would have to do is get 500 or more preorders for the disk and he could charge $25 a disk to cover all costs. Each run after the initial would require about 200 disks per batch to keep the costs down. I think that we could find many more than 500 people to buy such a disk. On the content: I would vote for everything...after all even if the Fish collection does overflow one disk, I think I could find room for a second disk. Better than another 10 floppies. Also, I would hope that all .ARC, .ZOO, .LZH and other compressed files would be extracted/expanded for use right off the CD where possible. I would also like to see most programs being able to run right from the disk where possible. On the frequency: If a cost of $25 is reasonable, I think there would be enough standing orders to put out a new CD every ten Floppies worth. However, if Fred gets flooded with submissions, I would hope he would wait until the flood was cleared up. I've noticed him put out 30 floppies in a month or so. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert M. Gerber UUCP: ...!decwrl!oldjon.enet!gerber INET: gerber@oldjon.enet.dec.com Any opinions represented here are definetly not those of my employer. Come to think of it, they may not be mine either!