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Old Wed Oct 10, 2007, 01:34pm
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You actually sound like some other guy I know named Tim Taylor...lives near Detroit, I think.....

Seriously, keep up this line of thought and you will have us all out of a job soon......
I wouldn't worry any time soon...

In reality, the technology already exists & the integration wouldn't be all that difficult - I've done far more complex systems. The biggest technical hurdle would be instrumenting the ball - miniature ruggedized sensors do exist, but designing & integrating the package would be a challenge, so perfecting that could take a while. Everything else is pretty much available off the shelf.

Oh, did I mention the cost? I roughly guesstimate the first systems would likely be around $500K each, but you could probably cut that in half with volume production. Know anyone that wants to fund it?
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Old Wed Oct 10, 2007, 03:15pm
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TT, we can forgo the rugged display, just make it part of the scoreboard.....
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Old Thu Oct 11, 2007, 05:26pm
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If it's really done right, you can forgo the display because you can forgo the official.
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Old Fri Oct 12, 2007, 11:52am
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If it's really done right, you can forgo the display because you can forgo the official.
Exactly my point.....

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...Seriously, keep up this line of thought and you will have us all out of a job soon......
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Old Fri Oct 12, 2007, 12:27pm
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Exactly my point.....
I guess we'd better form a union to ensure our job security.
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