Re: [time-nuts] I want a good micro-controller

Not quite as horrid as the guys who felt I necessary to write APL one-liners. This elevated obscurity to a whole new art form. D. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Vassar Sent: 04 September 2008 23:26 To: Discussion of precise time

Re: [time-nuts] I want a good micro-controller

Google Obfuscated code contest for fun :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David C. Partridge Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 1:00 AM To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] I want a

Re: [time-nuts] Driving clocks from 1pps

-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Didier Juges Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:24 PM To: 'Tom Van Baak'; 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Driving clocks from 1pps Ah, I see now.

[time-nuts] I want a good micro-controller

Somewhere out there is a complete Fortran compiler written in APL that fits on a single 8.5x11 inch sheet of paper... Beware, programmers have turned to screaming, blithering idiots with bits of their brains oozing out all of their orifices just by glancing at that page.

Re: [time-nuts] I want a good micro-controller

APL.. Maybe they're talking about things like the famous 6000 lines of ECAP in FORTRAN IV done in APL in 600 lines by a grad student, etc. (not surprising.. ECAP is lots of matrix math, which is VERY dense in APL.. Mind you, today Matlab would do almost the same) See

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

Hi Rick,   Is he available to help hot rod one with a SiGe oscillator transistor ?     Steve --- On Thu, 9/4/08, Richard (Rick) Karlquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Richard (Rick) Karlquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator To:

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

...Just a thought... Those long slide switches (plastic sliders with gold leafs that make contact with pads on the divider board) can cause your symptom also. In some cases a metal leaf contact breaks. In other cases the slider grease turns gummy, preventing good contact. For the latter case,

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

I'm unclear what you are trying to do. Rick steve heidmann wrote: Hi Rick,   Is he available to help hot rod one with a SiGe oscillator transistor ?     Steve --- On Thu, 9/4/08, Richard (Rick) Karlquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Richard (Rick) Karlquist

Re: [time-nuts] Short term stabilites of some HP 5065A

There have been indications in the literature going back over 20 years that some HP 5065A have VERY good short term stabilities, exceeding the specifications by a large margin. One of my aquaintances has tested all the newest rubidiums, including the ones claiming superior short term stabilities.

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

In a message dated 05/09/2008 05:23:56 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Trivia: The engineer who designed that chip for HP 35 years ago has the cubicle next to me at Agilent Labs! It was considered very advanced at the time. -- The cubicle?

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

In a message dated 05/09/2008 05:23:56 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Trivia: The engineer who designed that chip for HP 35 years ago has the cubicle next to me at Agilent Labs! It was considered very advanced at the time. -- The cubicle? - Think of it

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

In a message dated 05/09/2008 23:23:37 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Trivia: The engineer who designed that chip for HP 35 years ago has the cubicle next to me at Agilent Labs! It was considered very advanced at the time. -- The cubicle? - Think

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

James, That is one hell of a convoluted explanation. On the other hand I cannot believe in today's world people would not know what a cubicle is. A cubicle is what most people would call an office. The difference is most offices have normal full size walls and a door. The cubicle has no

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

Is this a double-oven cubicle, or the less-stable single-oven model with the bang-bang controller (i.e., the boss holding a gun to your head)? Seriously, that's great that not all of the old guard has retired. The 8640 came along in the early 70s, so I'd bet that guy has seen a lot. -- john,

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

I did an e..y search for '8640B' and there were parts units as well as bags of parts and various boards. You might check there. Joe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Murray Greenman Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 10:03 PM To:

[time-nuts] HP 8640B parts on eBay...

Murray, I don't know if this would have a good what you want but it may be worth a go, especially since the pile comes with an extender board.

Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

Actually, amazing that it might seem, even high level managers (like a division manager) at Agilent only have cubicles. (usually they are a bit larger and fancier than the regulars, but finding a real office is extremely rare. Daun -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]