Razor and blades model the disposable safety razor and founder of Gillette Safety Razor Company, Gillette did not originate this model. The urban legend about Gillette is that he realized that a disposable razor blade would not only be convenient, but also generate a continuous revenue stream. To foster that stream, he sold razors at an artificially low price to create the market for the blades. But Gillette razors were expensive when they were first introduced and the price only went down after his patents expired: it was his competitors who invented the razors-and-blades model. This model has been used in several businesses for
Mach: The First Colony Mach: The First Colony Mach: The First Colony is a role-playing game published by Alliance Publications in 1983. "Mach: The First Colony" is a science-fiction system in which the players are mercenaries on a frontier planet. The planet, its societies, and mixed technologies are described in detail. The first book (32 pages) covers character creation and combat; the second (32 pages) covers skills and creatures. The game includes an introductory scenario (16 pages). "Mach: The First Colony" was designed by Michael Lange with Martin Miller, and published by Alliance Publications in 1983 as a boxed set containing a 32-page book,