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On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 22:13:56 -0800, "Calif Bill"
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I have the portable 200 mhz Tek. ones designed for portability. Forget
the
number, as I loaned to a buddy a couple years ago and he asks me every
once
in awhile if I need it back. Got it at another company I did the
sustaining
engineering for. The vertical circuit was not working, and the unit had
been written down. They gave it to me, and the Field service lady sent it

The 453 was designed to be hauled around, in a 1965 sort of way. I
think IBM and Tek developed it jointly I know they are hard to break.

I also got out of there with a Tek 465 and a Dranitz 656. I had a PT3
but I gave it away but I still have my 210 dataprobe TP line monitor.
When IBM folded up the service business in the late 90s they chucked
millions of dollars in test equipment. Now everything is just "cut
open the box and plug in a new one". Nobody fixes anything.
I saw the writing on the wall in the 80s and started filling my wallet
with cards. IBM got me BICSI certified, I am a Fl licensed electrical
inspector, I got HVAC trained in Installation Planning school and I
got some LAN certifications, unfortunately mostly Token Ring and IBM
software oriented. I also got pretty good with DB2 and the IBM version
of SQL. With all that I was still out of any meaningful work in 96 so
I took the deal.

My only interest in computers these days is building and maintaining
my own PCs.

High school friend was an IBM regional specialist at the end. He also saw
the writing on the wall and took the buy out. Fortunately for him, he and I
owned a construction equipment leasing operation on the side and after I
moved for work he took controlling interest and with a minority partner was
able to pay for his boys college education.