Reply by Michael A. Terrell●December 28, 20142014-12-28
Phil Hobbs wrote:
>
> On 12/27/2014 5:07 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> >
> > Phil Hobbs wrote:
> >>
> >> If by that obscure reference you advert to my 9 oscilloscopes, I can
> >> assure you, Sir, that I can take them or leave them alone. ;)
> >
> >
> > You only have NINE? :(
> >
> >
>
> Well, 11 if you count the HP 70820A 40 GHz sampling gizmo and a mildly
> broken Tek 466. But I also have 17 plug-ins for the 1180x ones.
If you include the waveform monitors and vectorscopes I have over 20,
plus a pile of plug ins for the Tek 7000 series.
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Reply by Bill Sloman●December 28, 20142014-12-28
On Sunday, 28 December 2014 12:52:52 UTC+11, John Larkin wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Dec 2014 20:40:34 -0500, Phil Hobbs
> <hobbs@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>
> >On 12/27/2014 5:07 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
> >>
> >> Phil Hobbs wrote:
> >>>
> >>> If by that obscure reference you advert to my 9 oscilloscopes, I can
> >>> assure you, Sir, that I can take them or leave them alone. ;)
> >>
> >>
> >> You only have NINE? :(
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Well, 11 if you count the HP 70820A 40 GHz sampling gizmo and a mildly
> >broken Tek 466. But I also have 17 plug-ins for the 1180x ones.
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Phil Hobbs
>
> I have, in theory, close to a half million dollars worth of SD-series
> sampling heads and o/e converters. They go on ebay for a few percent
> of the original 1990s price.
>
> Anybody can teach themselves picosecond electronics for a total
> investment around $1500.
You don't seem to have figured in the brain implant - though in your case a brain transplant might be needed to reduced the severity of "not-invented here".
--
Bill Sloman, Sydney
Reply by John Larkin●December 27, 20142014-12-27
On Sat, 27 Dec 2014 20:40:34 -0500, Phil Hobbs
<hobbs@electrooptical.net> wrote:
>On 12/27/2014 5:07 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>>
>> Phil Hobbs wrote:
>>>
>>> If by that obscure reference you advert to my 9 oscilloscopes, I can
>>> assure you, Sir, that I can take them or leave them alone. ;)
>>
>>
>> You only have NINE? :(
>>
>>
>
>Well, 11 if you count the HP 70820A 40 GHz sampling gizmo and a mildly
>broken Tek 466. But I also have 17 plug-ins for the 1180x ones.
>
>Cheers
>
>Phil Hobbs
I have, in theory, close to a half million dollars worth of SD-series
sampling heads and o/e converters. They go on ebay for a few percent
of the original 1990s price.
Anybody can teach themeslves picosecond electronics for a total
investment around $1500.
Reply by Phil Hobbs●December 27, 20142014-12-27
On 12/27/2014 5:07 PM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
>
> Phil Hobbs wrote:
>>
>> If by that obscure reference you advert to my 9 oscilloscopes, I can
>> assure you, Sir, that I can take them or leave them alone. ;)
>
>
> You only have NINE? :(
>
>
Well, 11 if you count the HP 70820A 40 GHz sampling gizmo and a mildly
broken Tek 466. But I also have 17 plug-ins for the 1180x ones.
Cheers
Phil Hobbs
--
Dr Philip C D Hobbs
Principal Consultant
ElectroOptical Innovations LLC
Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics
160 North State Road #203
Briarcliff Manor NY 10510
hobbs at electrooptical dot net
http://electrooptical.net
Reply by Michael A. Terrell●December 27, 20142014-12-27
Spehro Pefhany wrote:
>
> Old saying: Man who obthethed with hammerths become thore.
You have to be really clumsy, to hit your thumb with a 20 pound
sledge hammer. :)
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Reply by Michael A. Terrell●December 27, 20142014-12-27
whit3rd wrote:
>
> On Monday, December 15, 2014 12:15:02 PM UTC-8, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
>
> > I'm sure there is people here with a similar fetish for some
> > tool they stock pile in a, to outsiders, excessive number :)
>
> In my case, connector crimpers or quarter-inch hex screwdriver bits.
> Or maybe computers (doesn't everyone have a few PDP-11 and
> Multibus CPU boards, though?).
>
> Surely, a few dozen soldering irons isn't 'excessive'!
I have a couple rack mount Intel Multibus cases, a pile of Multibus
boards, and some VAX boards, in storage.
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Reply by Michael A. Terrell●December 27, 20142014-12-27
Phil Hobbs wrote:
>
> If by that obscure reference you advert to my 9 oscilloscopes, I can
> assure you, Sir, that I can take them or leave them alone. ;)
You only have NINE? :(
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Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
Reply by Lasse Langwadt Christensen●December 16, 20142014-12-16
Den tirsdag den 16. december 2014 22.27.06 UTC+1 skrev whit3rd:
> On Monday, December 15, 2014 12:15:02 PM UTC-8, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
>
> > I'm sure there is people here with a similar fetish for some
> > tool they stock pile in a, to outsiders, excessive number :)
>
> In my case, connector crimpers or quarter-inch hex screwdriver bits.
> Or maybe computers (doesn't everyone have a few PDP-11 and
> Multibus CPU boards, though?).
>
> Surely, a few dozen soldering irons isn't 'excessive'!
is this turning into confessions of tool hoarders? ;)
-Lasse
Reply by whit3rd●December 16, 20142014-12-16
On Monday, December 15, 2014 12:15:02 PM UTC-8, Lasse Langwadt Christensen wrote:
> I'm sure there is people here with a similar fetish for some
> tool they stock pile in a, to outsiders, excessive number :)
In my case, connector crimpers or quarter-inch hex screwdriver bits.
Or maybe computers (doesn't everyone have a few PDP-11 and
Multibus CPU boards, though?).
Surely, a few dozen soldering irons isn't 'excessive'!
Reply by John Larkin●December 16, 20142014-12-16
On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:06:50 -0800 (PST), Phil Hobbs
<pcdhobbs@gmail.com> wrote:
>Yeah, but you have to share yours, whereas I get to Gollum, I mean Bogart, mine. ;)
>
>Cheers
>
>Phil Hobbs