@Ubik
One of the last emails I sent to them was to suggest that they do something similar to what you suggest, or at least assign rights to someone that they trust, be that Steve Chamberlin of BMOW, Kay Koba, CayMac Vintage, whoever! I suggested maybe they could even ask for a royalty if they wanted some compensations for their efforts, which they deserve for come out with some of the best engineering designs I've seen to date!
But again, I got zero replies. I don't think it's a situation where I am disliked and therefore the replies are not forthcoming, but if you folks want to send a PM to Zane, by all means!
I love their tech, but I am heartbroken it is left to languish. And while it could be that this accelerator project is not 100% complete and therefore could not be in a sellable form, the fact remains that their amazing 16MB ROM SIMM (two selectable 8MB SIMMs in one!) is complete and verified by myself to work great. Indeed, I worked with Doug Brown for a long time so his new SIMM Programmer app would work with the Garrett's Workshop ROM SIMM, eliminating the custom firmware their SIMM required in the past. Now you can flash it just like any other ROM SIMM.
Another possibility is that Steve C., Kay Koba, CayMac or other interested parties could approach Zane and/or Garrett and make an offer.
I really don't know what's going on, but the "life gets in the way excuse" is always just an excuse. Even if the unthinkable happened, you could at least shift to a different business model to ensure the tech gets out in the wild. You will lose some control over it, sure, but it least it will see the light of day. And that brings into mind this maxim...
Great Artists Ship
While my words may seem like a chastisement, sometimes we need a small kick in the booty. If Steve never did that, Apple wouldn't exist today. I really do want to see the accelerator and the ROM SIMM get into the hands of the Mac community as soon as possible, and I hope Zane and Garrett can benefit from that too. It's been YEARS since the ROM SIMM was announced, and "life hasn't got in the way" all those years. As with anything in life, you at some point just have to be decisive.
Zane, if you ever read this, I love you, buddy! We hope to see you and Garrett back in action very soon!