[Test-Equipment] Fwd: rare stuff available

[Carl]

Thats interesting about the Atomichron. About 2 years ago I tossed out a 
bunch of spare and extra parts that Ive had since the 60's after that 
project went away. Didnt know there were any survivors.

Carl
KM1H
National Radio 1963-69.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lyle Bickley" <lbickley at bickleywest.com>
To: "Discussion of Electronic Test Equipment" 
<test-equipment at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "Dave McGuire" <mcguire at neurotica.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 8:34 PM
Subject: [Test-Equipment] Fwd: rare stuff available


> The author (Dave McGuire) requested that his email below be passed on to 
> other mailing lists where folks might be interested in the items he has to 
> sell . This list is definitely appropriate...
>
> Cheers,
> Lyle
> ----------  Forwarded Message  ----------
>
> Subject: rare stuff available
> Date: Sunday 13 December 2009
> From: Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com>
> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" 
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
>
>
>   That's "really rare", not "eBay rare".  My employer was supposed
> to get its funding last week and give me a huge cash bonus for
> putting up with month-to-month "survival wages" for the past year,
> but instead, they've hit a legal snag and now they can't make
> payroll.  I've gone from merrily making up shopping lists to abject
> financial terror over the course of a day.  With my emergency cash
> buffer long since gone (see "survival wages" above), I am in serious
> short-term trouble.
>
>   So it is with a heavy heart that I must consider parting with a
> few things that are dear and precious to me.  Two things in
> particular are items that might bring in enough money to help my
> immediate situation.
>
>   First, I have a set of original DEC OS/8 TU56 distribution tapes.
> I emphasize, these are *original*, nearly pristine, DEC-labeled
> distribution tapes.  I've had these for nearly thirty years.  'Nuff
> said.
>
>   Second, I have an Atomichron.  Yes, a real one, a National Company
> model NC-1001.  One of the very few left in existence.  If you don't
> know what this is, you probably won't be interested, but in a
> nutshell it's the first commercially-produced atomic resonance
> frequency standard ("atomic clock"), built in 1956.  As far as I've
> found in my research there are three of these left of the
> approximately fifty that were built between 1956 and 1960.  I've
> written a short research paper describing this instrument and its
> history, including photos; I can provide copies of it upon request.
>
>   I'm open to negotiation on pricing, but neither will go cheaply.
> If there's someone here who is interested in either of these fairly
> rare items, please contact me ASAP.  I'm planning to put one or both
> of them on eBay within the next day or so.
>
>              -Dave
>
> -- 
> Dave McGuire
> Port Charlotte, FL
>
>
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