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Here's the story. I commissioned Marco Flagg of Desert Star Systems to build a computer for my rebreather that monitors pO2 of the sensors among many other features I wanted in the unit for my diving, including mixed gas decompression, gas switches, simulation, etc. I described in detail what I wanted and Marco built it around a system he already had in production. I saw his original unit at DEMA two years ago and we talked and I realized that he could adapt it handily to a rebreather. So I commissioned him to do it. Kevin was given the opportunity to buy the computer a year ago and he turned it down. Today, with a successful mixed gas computer for open circuit, rebreathers and the like, Marco is taking the highly USUAL step that most manufacturers take- he is refusing to sell directly to the consummer. You must buy the unit from a reseller. Dick King of BioMarine talked to Marco about downsizing my computer for the new CCR500 rebreather (it and mine will work with all other rebreathers and as a standalone computer for open circuit)- and dumbproofing it because of all the dumb shit divers who will buy it not having a clue what they are doing. Marco designed it and BioMarine just ordered production of a couple of dozen of the computers which will take about two months to build and send to BioMarine. so now Kevin must go to BioMarine and buy the computer. For the record, I can order as many computers exactly like mine from Desert Star and they would build them for me. Why not? It was my idea. This is how it works in America. A manufacturer can decide who it is willing to sell product to and who it is not- for whatever reason. Most manufacturers in the dive industry require that you buy their products from a reseller. Rod On Tue, 12 Nov 1996, Mr. Dude wrote: > Just thought I'd let some of the rebreather dudes on the list know... > > I just got off the phone with Marco Flagg, of Desert Star Systems, makers > of the decompression computer "DiveTracker DTX". Many of you know this > computer from the Rebreather Forum - and from Rod Farb's web page on > DiveNet. > > Well, Marco told me that he's too worried about liability to make any more > of these, so it looks like Rod has a one-off computer that no one else will > be able to buy or dive with. > > He's hoping that he can put together a deal with BioMarine to market a new > computer for the CCR-500's, but that isn't going to happen for quite a > while (according to Marco). > > So, if you're one of the many BioMarine divers, or CCR-500 > divers-in-waiting, you won't be able to buy a computer that monitors your > ppO2 and calculates your deco until some one else comes up with it. > > Chris Parrett told me at the forum that he is developing a computer for > rebreathers, but I haven't heard anything about that since then. Maybe > he'll sense the market need for this kind of product and forge ahead. > > My personal feeling is that Marco weenied-out, and let the lawyers scare > him off. That is too bad. > > Kevin > HeyyDude > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. > Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. >
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