> John Celio pointed out that the mechanism is more complicated than some may
> realize, and while the actual cost of parts may be trivial, the cost of the
> steps needed to include those parts also must be included, as you say.
Basically the same as the cost of 1/2 of a roller-ball computer
mouse's moving parts. It's an optical tracker with molded plastic parts.
Last time I bought one of those it was for $5 retail with a $5 rebate.
It cost me a $0.37 stamp and 6 to 8 weeks of them having my $5.
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
* Electrical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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