They are definitely a cute display.? But they are just about the only kind of display that fits inside the Altoids tin.? Does your product need to be small?? Perhaps before the 1100 are used up, I/we can help you migrate to another display?? The 6502 Badge can also migrate to another display, but the Z80MC is kind of dead in the water without a small enough display.
Cheers, Josh
On Sunday, July 26, 2020, 03:19:02 p.m. EDT, Mark Moulding <mark@...> wrote:
Lee, I probably caused the availability problem with the original display you were using.? I found that to be a really neat display, so I designed it into a specialized low-volume product I produce for a client, and to ensure enough stock, I bought all they had (about 1,100 of them).? I figure that once that supply is exhausted, the product will have made enough profit to justify re-spinning the board for a new display.? I did the same with the user-interface buttons I'm using, too.
This may not seem like a particularly sound practice for a real commercial product, but it's worked out well for me; if I guess right about the projected quantity, it can save quite a lot of money.? There's certainly plenty of precedent: Many of the 70s- and 80s-era home computer kits used this model, as did (and still do) many of the "boutique" audio and musical instrument manufacturers. ~~
