Cost Estimate of present DSS-III/UET design
           -------------------------------------------
                                                            (MGR)
                                                            3/10/97
                                                      (rev. 3/12/97)
     Note: All numbers very approximate.

     25-bit DAC (2 channels)
        Power Supplies    :  $1600
        2 DAC's           :  $2000
        Mounting Hardware
         boxes, etc.      :   $200
        Optical interface 
         electronics      :   $600
                            ------
                             $4400

     PC44 DSS Card        :  $2000           Missing:
        50  Mhz upgrade   :   $250
        2 MW Static RAM   :  $4800             Attenuators ?
        300 KHz A/D                            Filters ?
         2 chan., 16-bit  :   $900
                             -----
                             $7950

     PC32 UET Card        :   $400 
        60 Mhz Upgrade    :   $200
        128K RAM          :   $200
        2-chan A/D        :   $250 
        Interface card    :   $200
        External Interface
         electronics      :   $200
                             -----
                             $1450

     Labor costs  (may not be accurate)

        PC32              :   $750
        PC44              :   $750
        25-bit DAC        :  $1500
                             -----
                             $3000

         TOTAL             $16,800

Some comments:

(1) One could save a bit on the cost by getting less than the 2 MW static RAM for the PC44 board. This memory is used both for A/D sampling and for playback of general waveforms. The absolute minimum recommended memory size would be 128 KWords.

(2) Savings could also be realized by not using the 25-bit DACs, and making do with the on-board 16-bit DACs.