9915a - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

16 Mar 2002

...
     Where are you located? I'm just outside of
Orlando Florida. 
 I'm in the Netherlands, so that's not exactly next door. But I don't think
I'm 
going to have much trouble finding a HP-85, at least I hope not.
 
...
   About two
months ago I noticed a complete HP-85 (tapes, manuals and a 19"
 rack with HP-IB equipment)  
    Was it on a pull out drawer and in a cabinet that was about 18" tall?
 If so I've seen those before, they're a data acquision system and it
 usually has a HP 3497 Data Acquision unit in the bottom. There's a number
 for the complete unit but I can't remeber exactly what it is. Somewhere I
 have a couple of manuals and tapes for that system. 
 Yes, that sounds exactly like it. Usually they have stuff standing there for a 
few months, but this one was gone pretty quick. They normally have lots of 
weird computer systems (not at the moment; I checked last Friday and it was 
almost empty), but I tend to stick to the smaller systems; mostly what you see 
are industrial controllers in 2m tall 19" racks.... 

  Michiel