Like the majority of you who participate here I love to tinker with old stuff. I have managed to buy a used Nicolet model 210 FTIR system complete with PCI interface card and cable. These instruments fascinate me because they depend on a combination of computers, electronics, optics, lasers and precision mechanical movement to perform their function. When I got it home it didn't work because the laser power supply was not getting the 12V needed to power it up, when I corrected that and plugged it back in the instrument went into a 'maintenance' type of mode with the moving mirror scanning in a free run mode. The internal infrared source appeared to be working also since it put out a soft orange glow. This instrument and the software for it are not supported by Nicolet - now Thermo Electron - because it is so old. It is from 1993, and I am looking for someone who has the G-Series bench driver and OMNIC version 6.0 or below. I'm asking the classicmp group for help since I think someone out there might help me along. When I spoke to the Nicolet rep he told me that he also had a machine at home [what a hobby!] so he could identify with me, however my machine was retired and I needed to get an old version of Omnic and the g-series bench driver, and it would have to run on Windows 98 or earlier, but Nicolet wouldn't sell it to me. So, if anyone out there knows of some laboratory/chemistry type who may have old versions of OMNIC laying around and no longer need them have them get in touch with me. Thanks Doug