[CUBE] Cube perch letter from Jack Campell

[Don Linares]

From: Jack Campbell <jack at macmice.com>
Date: Sun Oct 19, 2003  7:18:33  PM America/New_York
To: Don Linares <don.linares at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [CUBE] Cube perch

Hi Don,

I thought of this a year ago, and have attempted prototypes on two 
occasions. The issue is simply that there's no way to low-volume 
fabricate the part, as described. We cannot injection mold the piece, 
as doing so would require something around US$40,000 in tooling costs. 
We can't bend it to shape, as doing so causes bubbles and other defects 
to appear (unavoidable) in the corners. And, even if we could somehow 
overcome the heat-caused defects in the corners, we would than have to 
glue on the top... which creates another set of ugliness problems.

In other words, to make this thing acceptably pretty, we have to mass 
produce it. But, there's not a market for anything like the several 
thousand pieces we would have to sell to make it a reasonable business 
risk. I am, for instance, only now down to my last 10 of the 150 piece 
run we did of the DVCube stand. I think the "slice of bread" stand 
would perhaps sell 300 to 600 pieces, total.

We're stuck with items for the Cube that can be economically built 
using small shop/hand methods... or, no Cube products at all.

Sad, but true... as I would truly like to own a couple of the stands we 
are discussing, myself.

Thank you so much for your awareness of MacMice and your love for the 
Cube.

Take care.

Jack Campbell, President
MacMice Workspace Products Co.
http://www.macmice.com
jack at macmice.com

On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 07:07  PM, Don Linares wrote:

> Jeff,
>  I cc'd the sales & support people at MacMice, I hope they can follow 
> the thread & my concept.
>
> Don Linares
>
> On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 06:50  PM, Jeffrey M. Swiger wrote:
>
>> Don;
>> 	This sounds like you have the plan, Jot MacMice a note and discuss 
>> this with them.
>> I think the added Firewire & USB would be a great idea. All I Have 
>> here with me now is the
>> iBook, My G4 & Cube, Newtons are all in Michigan and I'm in Texas, 
>> but very well could have the
>> Cube sent down soon...
>> Jeff-N8NOE
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 01:21 PM, Don Linares wrote:
>>
>>> I can't understand the incredible shortsightedness of these 
>>> designers.
>>> Hasn't anyone figured out, that if they designed a stand that was 
>>> the same curved edged, rectangular shape as the base of the cube, it 
>>> would then appear that the Plexiglas case itself were extended three 
>>> inches higher?
>>>
>>> Ok... let me put it another way
>>>
>>> Pretend you were to take just the outside case of the cube, turn it 
>>> sideways, and cut three inches from it's base.
>>> As if cutting a loaf of bread. Then take that piece, place a lid at 
>>> the smaller end, Put a fan and maybe firewire and USB fittings on 
>>> it, and place a cube on top of that, and start the fan.
>>>
>>> Does anyone else follow this concept?
>>>
>>> Donlin
>>>
>>> On Sunday, October 19, 2003, at 10:07  AM, Steve Goldstein wrote:
>>>
>>>> Now, THAT's cool!  --Steve
>>>>
>>>> At 2:02 PM +0800 10/19/03, Sergey Zak wrote:
>>>>> Have a look at
>>>>> http://www.macmice.com/cubeperch.html
>>>>
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