[time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator

[John Miles]

Is this a double-oven cubicle, or the less-stable single-oven model with the
bang-bang controller (i.e., the boss holding a gun to your head)?

Seriously, that's great that not all of the old guard has retired.  The 8640
came along in the early 70s, so I'd bet that guy has seen a lot.

-- john, KE5FX

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> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 3:39 PM
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> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Help with HP 8640B generator
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>
> James,
>
> That is one hell of a convoluted explanation.  On the other hand
> I cannot believe in today's world people would not know what a cubicle is.
>
> A cubicle is what most people would call an office.  The
> difference is most offices have normal full size walls and a
> door.  The cubicle has no doors and the walls are usually short.
>
> If you have a building with a very large open space and you
> divide the space with 6 foot high wall dividers interlocked to
> form a series of boxes with individual openings, that is a what a
> cubicle is.  Of course, there are isles (walk ways) inbetween
> groups of these cubicles for access.
>
> Bill....WB6BNQ
>
> "Lux, James P" wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 05/09/2008 05:23:56 GMT Daylight Time,
> richard at karlquist.com writes:
> >
> > Trivia:  The engineer who designed that chip for HP 35 years
> ago has the cubicle next to me at Agilent Labs!  It was
> considered very advanced at the time.
> >
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> > The cubicle?
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