Richard asks: So what do hospitals do with all that gear that they've had in pristine lab conditions for years when they upgrade and no longer need it? I've never seen any sort of surplus venue for this sort of thing. -- I can't speak for all of them, but I do have a cousin who has made a decent living for 30 years by refurbing this equipment and reselling to smaller hospitals or even off shore. He has built up a network of customers in the Pacific Northwest that contacts him any time something becomes surplus. His specialty is X-Ray and MRI, but any kind of medical electronics is fair game. The cost of medical equipment is such that even 20 year old electronics is state of the art to smaller, isolated hospitals. Billy