HP-IB Mass Storage Emulation (Help)

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Mon Feb 17 12:33:01 2003

At 09:37 AM 2/17/03 -0800, you wrote:
>On Mon, 17 Feb 2003, Joe wrote:
>
>> ...thrown out of four story windows into onto pavement...
>
>What's the story behind that one?

  That was some government bureaucrat's idea of "de-mil"ing it. Their requirement is that it "must be destroyed beyond it's intended useage" so they dumped a big pile of stuff out onto a parking lot, then piled it in a dumpster and let it sit in the rain for about 6 months. It's a good thing that they don't know how tough the HP stuff is! This particular item was a HP 9825. When I found it the case halves were ajar, about 1/4 of the keys were missing, it was full of water and it was scrapped all to hell. I bought it from the scrap guy for parts for a couple of dollars but I decided to dry it out and test it before I gutted it. Imagine my surprise when it worked perfectly!

   Joe
Received on Mon Feb 17 2003 - 12:33:01 GMT