P3D 3-D CD project

["Dana Nibby" <dnibby@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

30 clams? Ouch. I thought this was a not-for-profit project. Is it or 
isn't it? I'm assuming it is if a large number of people are 
contributing material to it. 

Is there a web page for the CD detailing its contents? It'd be fun to 
see a price break-down as well; hours of labor - although as evidenced 
here and on the net, many people donate their time for the art for free; 
and that's to be lauded. Ok, it costs a buck per CD itself in quantity 
(including jewel case) - not sure how much it costs to have a CD duped 
in quantity. Shipping in the U.S. would be: 2 bucks? That's a $3 total. 
Maybe $4 including the cost of a mailer. I wouldn't bother 
designing/paying someone to print, a fancy insert/cover. Where does the 
other $26-$27 bucks go? I'll assume that if it's for profit, you're 
paying contributors a percentage of the profits. 

I'd love to have the text archives of P3D off-line; the glimpse search 
engine, as implemented on the calcite server, is slow as molasses; Don't 
get me wrong, though - I appreciate the efforts of Bob Weir in keeping 
it on-line. 

How do stereo pairs look on a monitor if you don't have a 20" trinitron 
monitor? 

Sounds like an interesting project, but it's too expensive for my 
tastes.

10 bucks postpaid sounds a lot better. Or 15 tops. 

  - Dana


 

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