[simpits-tech] Looking for Old Phidgets MSI

[Roy Coates]

On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Brian Sikkema wrote:

> >I'm in the same position and did speak with Chester about this fairly
> >recently. I don't think Chester got the business from the sim community
> >that we all thought he would.
>
> Even so, backwards-compatibility is something software designers usually try
> to maintain. Retaining support for old software is one thing, because
> upgrading software isn't too tough. But once you have hardware units that
> you know are out there and being used, it makes good business sense to
> ensure the user doesn't have to buy new hardware to support the new
> software, because they probably won't.
>
> But from all I've heard of Chester so far, I'm he'll probably come through.
> I know I'm planning on using some phidgets for my project, based on the
> reviews I've gotten from you guys.
>

I think it took a while for Chester to figure out what phidgets would
actually sell in enough quantities for him to put food on the table. Now
that things have settled - its a great time to get into phidgets.


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Roy Coates.
Dept of Engineering.
Liverpool University.
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