Dear all, I found this HPLC spectral detector in a stock room. It's funny stuff with a rotating grid instead of the 'usual' static prism & diode array, said to be very gentle to the sample as the photon load is small. BarSpec, the Israeli company from Reovot who developed and marketed it, seems not to exist anymore AFIK and the internet only reveals people wohe were using it some time ago, no manuals and other information.
I really would like to reactivate it, as I also have got the software on 5 1/4" floppies (wonder if they are still readable) and the whole stuff requires GEM as graphical system (yes, I am still keeping my first computer, an IBM XT clone, somewhere in my parents' place). So much about the knowledge if have obtained so far. The machine powers up, the spectral lamps don't start without software control as it seems, and I'll need to glue a mirror back into its bearing (Luckily, it didn't break into pieces when it fell off). I would like to ask if there is anyone familiar with this crazy item, and might sacrifice her/himself for answering some questions as they might occur during the resuscitation process. Actually, my goal is to run the whole stuff in a virtual machine on a Linux system, as all the control software needs to access, is a serial port to control the instrument and to read the data. Many thanks for your help! Wolfgang _______________________________________________ Methods mailing list Methods@net.bio.net http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/methods
