[time-nuts] Fwd: rare stuff available (National Company NC-1001 Atomichron)

[paul swed]

By the way I see the original thread is that someone has one.
This thing is huge. A rack plus.
Can't imagine the weight. Crazier still you have to wonder if it might work.
Even though the vacuum is most likely a huge issue.
Still belongs some place.

On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 5:11 PM, paul swed <paulswedb at gmail.com> wrote:

> good read thanks
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Richard W. Solomon <w1ksz at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>> 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.
>> >lists at philpem.me.uk
>> >http://www.philpem.me.uk/
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