Re: Financial Support of the 3D CD

[P3D Dan Shelley <dshelley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bob,

The following note is confusing... I am not intending to make a product
to market per se. I am going to BURN CD'S MYSELF for the people that are
interested isn buying a copy. There are no plans for extended marketing,
etc... There is no need to contact an outside company to make the
discs... 

If it happens this thing will:

*have some whole web site to browse.
*have the P3D digests to use. (Bob?)
*have hundreds (or thousands) of 3D images. [pairs, anaglyphs, JPS's,
stereograms, etc]
*include shareware software that is in, about or for 3D.
*all be linked in HTML.

Cost will be about $30, or about $25 if you allow a 3D site to be
included. {BTW, several people have already expressed a desire to
include 3D sites of theirs that are on corporate LAN's behind
firewalls.) We probably will do some sort of formal commitment letter
once enough preliminary stuff is done.

It is important to make sure that we are all on the same page...
Anything I typed above not make sense to anyone? If so, lets talk some
more, but to reiterate: this disc will be a representation of the 3D
that is on the Web right now. It will not be a product per se, nor will
it contain A PROGRAM that rund the whole thing... You will be required
to use a browser to view the WHOLE contents, and are free to use
whatever graphics programs you have to view the images included aside
from that. 

Dan

P3D Bob MAXIE wrote:
 
> Perhaps so Dan, but tell me what is needed as
> far as financial and other help. I am a writer
> and I could help in other ways.
> 
> This idea seems to be growing, and poor
> planning and problems will kill it before it
> begins. I am not putting the project down, just
> being REALISTIC. Send me an E-MAIL:
> 
> bmaxey@xxxxxxx
> 
> Everyone has expressed ideas and you need
> to set some ground rules before turning the
> project into a solid, viable product. You do not
> want people who contributed left feeling that
> since they gave their 2 cents worth at the
> genesis of the project, they want a dollar in
> return.
> 
> You need to avoid this at the beginning.
> 
> Here is what I propose to you and the group:
> 
> 1. Put together a proposal to define content.
> 2. Find some money and prepare a contract
> for those who want in to sign. It would state
> terms.
> 3. Define content of the CD
> 4. Find a CD publisher or at least someone
> who can help with the technicals.
> 5. Define and develop a marketing strategy.
> 6. Send out a questionnaire to see who is
> really interested in being a part of the project.
> 7. After it is up and rolling, order me a Bright
> Red Ferrarri Convertible.
> 
> RM

-- 
Dan Shelley
dshelley@xxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.dddesign.com/3dbydan


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