On Thu, Feb 2, 2017, at 11:01, Steve Petrie, P.Eng. via talk wrote:
6. Includes a custom-designed and compact, easily-attached retro-fit
"grip" for the portable HDD, the grip eliminates all cable strain on the
USB-A connector, yet is small enough so that the portable HDD, together
with the grip and coiled USB-A-to-USB-C cable, still all easily fit into
a small Canada Post P.O. box at any Postal Outlet. (Although the fine
print in the CP P.O. Box rental contract, specifically excludes box use
for "storage". I have never had any problems with my local Postal
Outlet, over my storing backup media in the box.)
Interesting idea to store a backup in a postal outlet.
My thinking for this USB HDD docking station design is, once my new
debian Linux PC is operational, to consider developing the docking
station as a saleable product, likely through a crowd-funded
premium-based financing model, where the premium will be a
deeply-discounted early-release model of the docking station.
I hope you'll announce any eventual financing campaign on the list!
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