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From: wack@cis.udel.edu (Andrew Wack)
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Subject: Re: cd-rom
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Date: 10 Aug 90 16:20:48 GMT
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In article <1990Aug10.052034.22067@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman) writes:
>In <43805@apple.Apple.COM> mattd@Apple.COM (Matt Deatherage) writes:
>[stuff deleted]
>
>
>>I'm at home and can't verify this instantly, but I believe the ProDOS
>>partition of the Developer CD is somewhere around 24 MB.
>
>Ok, for sake of discussion let's assume that the partition is 24 MB. If my
>math is on the ball that equates to less than 29 3.5 disks, and with
>bulk disks running .50 or less each we are looking at a media cost of
>$15 or less per developer to put the data out in a format more widely
>acceptable than on cd-rom.. Subtract from the $15 cost, the cost of the
>cd-rom, its case, pressing etc. and what is left?? Really not too much..
>and lots more people could access the information.
>
While I am in agreement in this debate that cd-roms are inconvenient for
Apple II developers (especially since I'm considering becoming one), the
difference in cost between distributing on cd-rom and 3.5 disks IS 
substansial.  I quote I have for 1000 discs from Phillips Dupont optical
(and this quote is 2 years old) is a one time charge of $1000 for mastering,
then $.94 for each disc, including pressing, lableing of the disc, and 
placing it in a jewel box.  (now don't you feel ripped off when you pay
$1.00 for just a jewel box?).  Thus even if you only make 1000 discs, 
your cost is only $2.00 each.  Quite a difference from $15.  Not to
mention postage is cheaper for one cd than 15 3.5 disks.



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