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Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
You haven't tried to flash an auto related module recently I take it? You may not need an NDA but you do need $$$. As more of the functionality moves to software the ability to modify, change or fix
By Paul Amaranth · #146400 ·
Re: OT MathCad 7 Professional
Hi, Peter (and others), ??? Another good source for 'Abandonware' is vetusware.com. In fact, I found a downloadable for MathCAD 7
By Bruce Lane · #146399 ·
Re: OT MathCad 7 Professional
I know Fortran has do loops. (And many other coding languages do too.) If you friend is 'after' do loops... I'm pretty sure that Mathcad Professional 7.0 does not have 'do loops' (just for and while
By Roy Thistle · #146398 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
Nice one Matt, I've even been known to repair scrap equipment ?just for the challenge....and *then* throw it away!
By Dave B · #146397 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
Once again, it doesn't matter how I would repair it or whomever would.? It is about having the choice.? The customer having the choice to repair the item THEY BOUGHT, the way they want to it.? They
By Frank Mashockie · #146396 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
Nicely put Frank. With enough tenacity even at home you can repair stuff that you wouldn't believe possible. Here's a picture of a 2mm square pressure sensor with 10 SMD pads hidden underneath, I had
By Dave B · #146395 ·
Re: OT MathCad 7 Professional
?????Sent from my Phone.?
By NICK K. PLUMIDAKIS · #146394 ·
Re: OT MathCad 7 Professional
Peter, I am not a Mathcad user, so the following may not be of value. But then again, it may. One of the places where old software lives is "The Internet Archive". Here is a link to Mathcad 6
By pianovt · #146393 ·
Re: OT MathCad 7 Professional
Wow. 82 years old, still competent with software skills, and can write a very cogent and easy to follow message. I'm impressed. I hope that in 11 more years, I'm still here and can do as well. Barry
By n4buq · #146392 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
Alwyn, You are quite correct, the military had stringent documentation requirements and they were willing to pay. Things have flipped indeed when it comes to dual use items. Nowadays, ITAR looms over
By pianovt · #146391 ·
OT MathCad 7 Professional
Asking for a friend, his words: About 30 years ago I started using MathCAD for most of my calculations. It used standard algebraic display of equations - which after Fortran seemed so easy .... I
By peter bunge · #146390 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
Could you imagine the outrage if, say, Ford required NDAs to be signed by independent repair facilities (or even backyard mechanics) just to be able to purchase the instructions, gaskets, and the
By Matt Harris · #146389 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
How would you replace a bad FPGA? (Assume BGA, please, and internal data storage).? How would you replace a bad mask programmed microprocessor (or even one that isn't)? Programming hardware (to
By Harvey White · #146388 ·
Re: E4418B
Dear Jaret hi.Thank you for your reply. I had a suspicion that it my be the button in the panel. I will order a set and I hope that it will resolve the problem because I can't find any problem in the
By NICK K. PLUMIDAKIS · #146387 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
I agree 100%.
By Peter Gottlieb · #146386 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
I think some of you are missing the point.? You're telling me (as if to be reassurred this is how its supposed to be) that because the manufacturers themselves are no longer doing component level
By Frank Mashockie · #146385 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
I hear R&S makes some nice gear, I don't have any.? Pretty much unrepairable. I was given a very nice R&S transceiver that pretty much worked but has some problems.? Unrepairable, even with module
By Peter Gottlieb · #146384 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
I don't agree that programming a custom chip is difficult.? Chip programmers are cheap and plentiful on the market and common with hobbyists. What may be uneconomical for a manufacturer might be
By Peter Gottlieb · #146383 ·
Re: HP8566B - Making sense of the figures
That's very noble of you, Ozan. And if it's of any reassurance, leaving everything I own to animal charities has been my plan all along and I made a Will out to that effect many years ago. Now a
By Jinxie · #146382 ·
Re: What happened to HP/Agilent detailed circuit schematics
Dear All, One of the issues has been change of customer requirements. Back in the HP Days, the US and other military customers did component level equipment repair; they therefore required complete
By alwyn.seeds1 · #146381 ·