[time-nuts] Fwd: rare stuff available (National Company NC-1001 Atomichron)
Richard W. Solomon
w1ksz at earthlink.net
Sun Dec 13 21:51:24 UTC 2009
Here's a link to some history.
http://www.ieee-uffc.org/main/history.asp?file=atomichron
73, Dick, W1KSZ
-----Original Message-----
>From: Philip Pemberton <lists at philpem.me.uk>
>Sent: Dec 13, 2009 4:27 PM
>To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement <time-nuts at febo.com>
>Subject: [time-nuts] Fwd: rare stuff available (National Company NC-1001 Atomichron)
>
>Spotted this on another mailing list -- thought someone might be
>interested in the Atomichron...
>
>Replies to the OP, please -- his name is Dave McGuire, email mcguire AT
>neurotica DOT com.
>
>---- begin snip
>
>Subject: rare stuff available
> 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
>
>---- end snip
>
>
>--
>Phil.
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>http://www.philpem.me.uk/
>
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