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Xref: sserve gnu.misc.discuss:6428 comp.os.linux:11926 comp.unix.bsd:6190 Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss,comp.os.linux,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!meaddata!sdw From: sdw@meaddata.com (Stephen Williams) Subject: Re: Suggestions for the free Unix projects References: <id.GAUT.XH6@ferranti.com> Sender: news@meaddata.com (Usenet Administrator) Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 19:32:29 GMT Message-ID: <1992Oct6.193229.18258@meaddata.com> Lines: 29 peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes: .... : > o A "media charge" of $30 is not unreasonable if CD-ROM's are used, : : Well, there are a number of people selling CD-ROM sets of free software : for $25-$40, so this is in line. : I'm surprised someone else hasn't given these numbers: >From a number of places, here are ballpark figures: $1500 for the first 100 CD's, mastered from Tape (8mm or dat). About $3 for each after that. A 'One off' costs $200-500. A one off writer costs $5500, blanks cost $25+ (Kodak (Picture CD) can do it much cheaper, but they won't license the technology except to special people like MCI for bills). A complete mastering system costs $20000+ (Plus I assume you have to get them pressed at some place big, don't know.). I may be interested in making a CD eventually, especially for a local and/or remote X-windows setup! And yes, I will sell it at a (reasonable) profit. sdw