Well, I called over to Zendex today to inquire about the system I found
and talked to a sales engineer. He's going to try to dig up some sales
brochures and stuff for me.
On an interesting note, he began drilling me on my knowledge of Multi-bus
(of which I have none) and then explained to me that they still have a
market for the old systems and boards and they are in need of someone
technically competent with Multi-bus to hire on a consulting basis.
What they need is someone who knows Multi-bus, CIM-bus and ISBX modules
for testing and assembly. They need someone who knows enough to assemble
the boards from schematics they still have lying around and to test the
boards' functionality. They currently don't have anyone on staff who has
expertise in this older technology, so they would like to find someone
young, old or in between to hire on as a consultant to do this work (he
recalled a radio program on NPR that we both heard recently about older
technology workers having difficulty finding work as they are being
superceded by younger, more "energetic" workers who work for less pay). I
told him I'd put the word out for him as a favor (and also so that he'll
feel obligated to give me stuff).
The Company is Zendex Corporation in Dublin, California. Their phone
number is (925) 828-3000 and you want to ask for Howard Czapla. I'd
appreciate if you could also pass along to me the name of any prospects
you refer.
Sam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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