That's "really rare", not "eBay rare". My employer was supposed to get its funding last week and give me a huge cash bonus for putting up with month-to-month "survival wages" for the past year, but instead, they've hit a legal snag and now they can't make payroll. I've gone from merrily making up shopping lists to abject financial terror over the course of a day. With my emergency cash buffer long since gone (see "survival wages" above), I am in serious short-term trouble. So it is with a heavy heart that I must consider parting with a few things that are dear and precious to me. Two things in particular are items that might bring in enough money to help my immediate situation. First, I have a set of original DEC OS/8 TU56 distribution tapes. I emphasize, these are *original*, nearly pristine, DEC-labeled distribution tapes. I've had these for nearly thirty years. 'Nuff said. Second, I have an Atomichron. Yes, a real one, a National Company model NC-1001. One of the very few left in existence. If you don't know what this is, you probably won't be interested, but in a nutshell it's the first commercially-produced atomic resonance frequency standard ("atomic clock"), built in 1956. As far as I've found in my research there are three of these left of the approximately fifty that were built between 1956 and 1960. I've written a short research paper describing this instrument and its history, including photos; I can provide copies of it upon request. I'm open to negotiation on pricing, but neither will go cheaply. If there's someone here who is interested in either of these fairly rare items, please contact me ASAP. I'm planning to put one or both of them on eBay within the next day or so. -Dave -- Dave McGuire Port Charlotte, FL