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The developer died 14 years ago, here's a print out of his source code

• pavel_lishin 10y ago
  $5k seems low for the amount of troubleshooting and work he did.
  • sb8244 10y ago
    Doesn't sound like over 20 with the experience level discussed. The hardest part was probably getting the old machinery which Earl didn't do.
• Schlamby 10y ago
  Pro tip: shonky-seeming clients or wacko stuff like this calls for pre-paid hours.
• gargalatas 10y ago
  In situations like this you ask the client to pay you upfront and you explain that there is the chance that you may fail due to many unexpected issues that may come up. Then you do the job. With situations like this I am sure that the IT guy had same issues in the past...