At 02:39 PM 4/13/01 -0400, Dave McGuire wrote:
> I got motivated and took a few pics of it just a few minutes ago.
>They can be seen at http://www.neurotica.com/sem if you're interested.
>SEMs are some of the coolest devices ever put together, in my opinion.
Isn't it a bit finicky when it comes to vacuum pumps,
cryogenics, etc.? After hanging out on the microscopy list,
I get the impression that even though people seem to be
giving away old electron microscopes as often as people
give away old mainframes, they'd be a bit hard to
maintain for home use.
- John
Received on Fri Apr 13 2001 - 13:51:14 BST