i need help!

[Ryuugan]

Modz, if i posted it on wrong section, please transfer the thread to its proper place...
honestly i dont know where to put this thread.

Anywayz, a Net Cafe owner asked me to write a program for there Net Cafe, Membership base, and a little merchandising inside... he wants to have a program that serves as his:

Net Cafe Client for login and logout timer
Net Cafe Workstation login access
Merchandising
Logs
Reports
and many more...

my problem is this, how much should i ask for its payment?
im no good on pricing programs...

thanks

[MarkCuering]

why not buy existing one? a lot of those online...

[Ryuugan]

he want that his current program will be copied for the new one....

but his old one runs only on win98...and he wants it to run on win xp

[MarkCuering]

weird..can run in win98 but not in winXP? what program was that?

[Ryuugan]

it was created on Visual Basic 5..... and doesnt support win XP

[bangonkali]

it was created on Visual Basic 5..... and doesnt support win XP

dude, i think you can run any program in xp that was designed for older operating systems using compatibility mode. else, you might want to try out reprogramming or recompiling the whole thing using vb.net (since it was originally made at vb5). in this case, there is something called: interoperability. this is sometimes used in converting old (i.e. COM based) programs in to .net. i think, may auto-convert nga eh. so i'm suggesting this, cause i think, this is the fastest work around for the problem. there are other good solutions, but it will take more time and funding though.

[Ryuugan]

I prefer to create a new one to enhance its current application...

[bangonkali]

well if your asking how much, i recommend you put the price on work hours (8hr/day) if that's gonna take some time. else, you might want to make a fixed price for the entire package, we worked on a student info system once for 50k. however since that's just a net cafe automation system, 10k to 30k will do depending on how good the output is. my uncle, bought the same system once for 12k, it was specifically designed for him, and it was good too, it runs on both Linux and windows clients and servers complete with other features. however, i think the best way to do it is on work hours in order to avoid establishing fixed price in the beginning of the project. this way, the total price of the package will depend on how many 8hr days you've been working on it.

[Ryuugan]

well if your asking how much, i recommend you put the price on work hours (8hr/day) if that's gonna take some time. else, you might want to make a fixed price for the entire package, we worked on a student info system once for 50k. however since that's just a net cafe automation system, 10k to 30k will do depending on how good the output is. my uncle, bought the same system once for 12k, it was specifically designed for him, and it was good too, it runs on both Linux and windows clients and servers complete with other features. however, i think the best way to do it is on work hours in order to avoid establishing fixed price in the beginning of the project. this way, the total price of the package will depend on how many 8hr days you've been working on it.

thanks for your opinion... but the program he needs doesnt focus on server client only... customer entry and update is also needed... and a simple sales for its merchandising... then workstation login access

[bangonkali]

500 to 800 per hour will do. perhaps for me, that's the safest.