Aaachh!!!
I'm REALLY glad I don't live anywhere NEAR that auction! My house would be
SO full of "goodies" that it would collapse around me - and I'm not talking
about just classic computer related stuff listed. Umm, well, it's creaking
now with just the stuff I've already got. My wife asks why a couple of
doors stick at the top now :-/
There are tons of high vacuum, laser, optical gear and other high-tech
stuff listed in that auction that I know and miss using since I downsized
from ACU-RITE Inc in '98. BTW, if anyone buys the ACU-RITE II digital
readouts for their mill or lathe (lot # 164 & 172) I can give you a copy of
the manual and even service the readout if needed. Need AR or Anilam Inc
encoders to use these readouts. Just don't pay much more than ten or twelve
bucks for both of them.
I *think* I recall correctly that the Balzers QME064 is their partial
pressure analyzer and if indeed it is I believe it has a DEC PDP-11/23
processor card, memory and a couple of custom cards specific to the
application in a 4-slot bus. Been so long since I saw ours at AR that I
can't quite recall. BTW, most controllers on Balzers brand thin film
deposition equipment (electron beam and sputtering systems) use DEC
hardware. Early ones used PDP-8's which are getting hard to find in that
application while most other more recent systems use 11/23's and Falcons.
Haven't checked what the newest systems use - hope its NOT wintel.
-Chris F.
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Upon the date 10:15 AM 6/9/04 -0700, Tom Ponsford said something like:
> Hi All
>
> Another Los Alamos, Sandia Auction this weekend. If you live within a
> driving radius of Albuquerque, you should really check these out.
> I unfortunatly cannot make it this weekend. :-( So someone else will
> have to bid on the Sun Enterprise 450 :
>
>http://www.bentleysauction.com/pictures/albuquerque/06-12-04%20Sandia,%20LANL/pages/MVC-016S_JPG.htm
>
>
>
> There are also several Ultra 10's 5's and 2's
>
> As well as your SGI Octanes, O2's and an Impact 10000
>
> Also a Digital RA90 Rack and a Vax 4000-400 and several MV II's
>
> Complete list:
>
> http://www.bentleysauction.com/misc/catalogs/nm061204.txt
>
> And this time they even have some pictures:
>
>http://www.bentleysauction.com/pictures/albuquerque/06-12-04%20Sandia,%20LANL/index.htm
>
>
>
> Having been to these auctions before. This stuff goes real cheap!!
>
> Have fun!!
>
> Cheers
> Tom
>
> ---
>
> Please do not read this sig. If you have read this far, please
> unread back to the beginning.
>
Christian Fandt, Electronic/Electrical Historian
Jamestown, NY USA cfandt_at_netsync.net
Member of Antique Wireless Association
URL:
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Received on Wed Jun 09 2004 - 21:37:49 BST