[time-nuts] Heathkit GC-1000
wje
wje at quackers.net
Mon Dec 1 21:35:13 UTC 2008
I don't really know how rare they are, but they're reliable.
I have mine that I built many many years ago (20+), and it's still
ticking. It's been on continuously for all that time.
There's one listed on EBay now, item 160302101690. It's already up to $150.
Bill Ezell
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They said 'Windows or better'
so I used Linux.
Brad Stockdale wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Back 'in the day', when I was about 14 or 15, I went to a local
> computer/technology meeting... This was back around 94 or 95, and
> there was an underground group of computer users in the area that got
> together once a month and traded knowledge, etc... After the meeting,
> I was taken to a friend-of-a-friends house. This guy, named Doc, was
> about 60 years old or so. Lived alone (except for his cat and dog)...
> His 'living room' was nothing short of a combination of a datacenter,
> hamfest, and video editing suite. Three or four Commodore Amiga's, a
> betacam editing system, a huge front projection TV. Walls lined with
> random equipment. His kitchen table was stacked with computers of
> various vintages...
>
> In any case, on his mantle sat a Heathkit GC-1000 quietly ticking
> away, sync'd to one of the WWV stations... This was my earliest
> contact with 'accurate time', and is what prompted my fascination
> with it. That little 1 PPS LED made me fall in love...
>
> For years I had no clue what that clock was. Years later, I
> finally identified the make/model. I looked around online randomly
> over the past decade and never found one... Recently I added
> 'Heathkit GC-1000' to my eBay saved searches... Well, today I got an
> email that someone listed one. It appears to be in good working
> order, complete with manuals.
>
> I bid on it, but was promptly outbid by the original bidder. I
> didn't figure I would get it for what I offered anyway, but I figured
> I would try. No harm in that, right?
>
> Anyway, I digress. I apologize for the trip down memory lane that
> I subjected you all to... I'll get to my questions...
>
> 1) How prevelant are Heathkit GC-1000's? Are they a common find, or
> are they fairly rare?
>
> 2) What would be considered a reasonable price for one in working
> order?
>
> Thanks,
> Brad
>
>
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