[time-nuts] Long life products, obsolete components, and code 4 parts.

[Magnus Danielson]

Hi,

On 12/31/18 7:31 AM, Tom Van Baak wrote:
>> This email chain has unleashed a flood of memories from 30 years ago.
>> Hopefully a few of you find this walk down memory lane interesting.
>> I have a few more stories in the que if any of you are still interested.
>>
>> Hugh Rice
> 
> Somewhere in my library I have an internal hp document describing all the changes between the 5061 A and B. I remember a number of the changes were influenced by feedback from the repair group. So the design was driven not only by manufacturability, but also serviceability.
> 
> By the time the 5061B came out there was a decade or two of field experience with portable cesium clocks and this was put to good use. If you have this document it would be worth scanning. If not, I'll try to find the box where my copy is hiding.

In usual HP style, minor fixes was surely introduced stepwise to reduce
returns or fix common enough issues.

> Yes, keep the stories coming. They are very much appreciated.

Indeed, very nice reading from both Hugh and Rick here.

Cheers,
Magnus