January 2004
Intermediate to advanced
348 pages
13h 33m
English
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Exhibit A: Bill of Materials
Item Quantity Notes
PC Controller Parts
27” TV or SVGA monitor 1 27” color TV with SVideo input, remote control, and
audio in/out RCA plugs or 17” SVGA monitor
Computer (minimum requirements) 1 PIII-800, 256MB DRAM, Sound Blaster card, 15GB hard
drive, VESA 2.0 video card with optional NTSC video out-
put. Optional: 40x Sony CD, 10/100 network card
AT case 1 Baby AT case and power supply
AT keyboard 1 Basic Windows 98 keyboard
KE72 1 Hagstrom Controllers keyboard interface
Trackball 1 Happ Controls professional 3” trackball and black mount-
ing plate
Buttons Up to 34 Various colors/styles of Happ Controls micro switch hori-
zontal push buttons
Super joystick 1-3 Happ Controls Super Joy (4/8 way configurable)
Misc hardware Corner brackets, angle brackets, screws, hinges, drawer slide,
door magnetic latch, slide latch, bolts, nuts, glue
Paint 15 Primer and textured/chalkboard black paint
ME4 1 Hagstrom Controllers trackball/spinner interface + PS/2
cables
Fan assembly 2 120VAC cooling/ventilation fans with finger guards
Advent speakers 1 Inexpensive bass and satellite powered computer speakers
5’ x 2.5’ Formica sheet 1 Black marble Formica for controls surface
3.5” floppy 1 3.5” floppy drive
Leg levelers 4 Happ Controls leg levelers and plates
Misc cables 1 PS/2 to AT pigtail adapters, keyboard and PS/2 extensions,
IDE cable ...
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