good read thanks On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Richard W. Solomon <[email protected]>wrote:
> Here's a link to some history. > > http://www.ieee-uffc.org/main/history.asp?file=atomichron > > 73, Dick, W1KSZ > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Philip Pemberton <[email protected]> > >Sent: Dec 13, 2009 4:27 PM > >To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement < > [email protected]> > >Subject: [time-nuts] Fwd: rare stuff available (National Company NC-1001 > Atomichron) > > > >Spotted this on another mailing list -- thought someone might be > >interested in the Atomichron... > > > >Replies to the OP, please -- his name is Dave McGuire, email mcguire AT > >neurotica DOT com. > > > >---- begin snip > > > >Subject: rare stuff available > > 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 > > > >---- end snip > > > > > >-- > >Phil. > >[email protected] > >http://www.philpem.me.uk/ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > >and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
