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Re: LDraw CD-ROM Project
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Date: 
Fri, 4 Feb 2000 13:07:18 GMT
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Tim Courtney wrote:

A few people have been entertaining the idea of creating an LDraw
CD-ROM.  I discussed it with Terry and Jacob, and then obtained the
permission of the Jessiman family to go ahead with it.  I thought I'd
present this idea to the group for feedback and help.

The main idea is to have this available for distribution during
datFest.  The remaining copies will be sold off from the website at
cost plus shipping.  This is not intended for profit, but as a service
to new and existing users to ease their use of the software and to
make it the easiest possible to set up.

It would be ideal to include LDraw, related utilities, rendering
tools, editors, model examples and OMR archives as a part of this
package.  Special reference sections can be devised which include the
LDraw & LEdit Tutorial, a parts creation guide, etc.  I would like it
if there could be an install wizard which completely installed
everything so it worked together and created desktop/start menu icons
for win 95 users.

The CD would be officially produced by the group of LDraw users
formerly known as 'L-CAD,' the users of lugnet.cad.dev.

Here is some pricing information I have from a quote on manufacturing
650 copies:

  650     650   CD's at $0.90                             585.00
    1       1   Glass master (free @ 1000+)               175.00
    2       2   Silk Screen Colours on CD                   0.00
    1       1   CD label setup charge                       0.00
    1     650   CD-ROM Multimedia Setup                     0.00
    0       0   CD-R master transfer to glass               0.00
    1    1000   Full colour printed cardboard pouch       665.00
    0       0   No Printing                                 0.00
    2       1   Shipping                                   98.75
                Total in U.S. Dollars                    1523.75

This will include a 2 color (red and black ldraw.org colors) CD
surface design, and a full color printed pouch, including the same
design plus applicable screenshots, etc.  The up front cost is not
that unbearable, when you consider it comes out to roughly $2.34/CD.

What are some thoughts on the project?  Would anyone like to help
organize stuff to be placed on the CD?  Or would anyone like to help
contribute to the cost of having them manufactured?

-Tim

http://www.zacktron.com
http://www.ldraw.org
AIM:   timcourtne
ICQ:   23951114

It would be seriously cheaper to just burn them onto cdr disks. And you
can just make the number you need and burn more when that lot runs out.
You could even make it an ongoing thing with people being to get ldraw on
cd instead of spending 5 hours looking for the programs they need and then
finding they have to ask where can i get xxx on the group and pissing
others off.

--
Jonathan Wilson
wilsonj@xoommail.com
http://members.xoom.com/wilsonj/



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(...) The point of this would be to have manufactured pressed CDs. The original intent of the material is for distribution at .datFest, where attendees will be expecting this quality of work [1]. I think its well worth the extra $1/CD to go with a (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)

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A few people have been entertaining the idea of creating an LDraw CD-ROM. I discussed it with Terry and Jacob, and then obtained the permission of the Jessiman family to go ahead with it. I thought I'd present this idea to the group for feedback and (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.cad.dev, lugnet.cad, lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw, lugnet.cad.datfest)

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