[Milsurplus] [ARC5] Item 300447369243

[Peter Gottlieb]

I know.  But I had over 20 Tek 7000 mainframes...  and not even a 7104!  
So a lot of thinning occurred with me keeping the best ones, although I 
kept several 7844 since dual beam is very cool even if somewhat obsolete.

P


J. Forster wrote:
> By tools, I really mean it in the general sense, not just hand tools and
> power tools.
>
> -John
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>> I ended up with more tools than things to use them on.  Hence, my recent
>> foray into more radio gear.
>>
>> And there's just something irresistible about military comm gear.
>>
>>
>>
>> J. Forster wrote:
>>     
>>> I think you need to draw a distinction between "projects" and "tools".
>>>
>>> If you get a used piece of test gear, it is a project and when you've
>>> fixed and calibrated it, it becomes a tool.
>>>
>>> I see little reason to divest myself of tools.
>>>
>>> FWIW,
>>>
>>> John
>>>
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>>>       
>>>> Makes me sad when I hear about the guy with a warehouse or three
>>>> stacked full of "stuff."  He dies, and someone has to deal with all
>>>> the dusty, neglected equipment he was going to "get around to someday."
>>>> I learned the hard way-
>>>> Too much stuff is an albatross around your neck.
>>>> Dealing with it is time and soul draining.
>>>> Most of us need to realize
>>>> that there are a lot more days behind than there are ahead.
>>>> Decide what you really, really care about.
>>>> Shed the rest as quickly as you can.  Be ruthless.
>>>> When your last day comes (and it certainly will),
>>>> you will either smile about all the fun you had
>>>> with projects you actually finished,
>>>> or eternally regret the stacks of equipment
>>>> you "didn't get around to."
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