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Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 21:22:11 est5edt
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From:  Lewis G Rosenthal <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To:  os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com
Subject: OS/2 Wireless Users List: Devi ce driver development

Obviously, you have a point, Neil. I still think that it shouldn't take 
that much work to design & implement the driver, given a modicum of 
support form the hardware manufacturer (naturally, if one were forced to 
disassemble and reverse-engineer the thing, then the clock starts 
spinning, but this is neither desirable nor legal - usually).

What I think we all find annoying is that while we all agree that an 
extra $100 or so for a card is an acceptable premium to pay the 
manufacturer for providing a compatible card & driver set, and while 
manufacturers could probably find 400-600 sales in the OS/2-eCS 
community as it stands today, they don't make the effort, so we have to 
seek alternatives. :-\

Neil Waldhauer wrote:

>Well, I think the price is neither unfair, nor unaffordable for the right
>customer. It does show why we as users cannot get software for our favorite
>platform, but I'm getting that you can't imagine a world where we get drivers
>like this just because they only cost $40-60K.
>
>Look at the Artem-based cards from Mensys. You get a good 802.11b card for
>about $150, which Windows users could get a similar quality card for $50. The
>extra $100 is amortization for the $40-60K driver cost. Work it out -- that is
>400 to 600 cards.
>
>Neil
>
>  
>
-- 
Lewis
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