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Vintage original Manuals

 

My local Vintage Radio Club??



had a collection of HP manuals gifted to us.?

That I have attached to this message?

Anyone interested in acquiring anything from the list for the cost of Postage + a small donation?


We are located in Ottawa Canada

Act now or they go the the recycling?

Cheers
John

HP-books.csv
HP-books.csv
HP-books.pdf
HP-books.pdf

 

On 10/12/21 5:39 PM, byterock@... wrote:
My local Vintage Radio Club
Ottawa Vintage Radio Club (ovrc.org) <>
had a collection of HP manuals gifted to us.
That I have attached to this message
Anyone interested in acquiring anything from the list for the cost of Postage + a small donation
We are located in Ottawa Canada
Act now or they go the the recycling
Wait, you took those in as a donation and you're sending them to recycling? WTF? The person who donated them to you most likely did so in order to keep them from being destroyed. Don't you feel the least bit of motivation (other than trying to sell them here) to uphold that desire?

Wow.

-Dave

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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
 

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Hi Dave ¨C

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I believe they are doing the right thing. Obviously as a club, they have no use for the manuals, and the donor probably knew that. I agree the dump is extreme, however giving them away for postage plus a donation if one desires is very fair. If I was younger I would surely be interested in a few. 73 ¨C Mike

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Mike B. Feher, N4FS

89 Arnold Blvd.

Howell NJ 07731

848-245-9115

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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 7:04 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Vintage original Manuals #For-Sale

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On 10/12/21 5:39 PM, byterock@... wrote:

> My local Vintage Radio Club

>

> Ottawa Vintage Radio Club (ovrc.org) <>

>

> had a collection of HP manuals gifted to us.

>

> That I have attached to this message

>

> Anyone interested in acquiring anything from the list for the cost of

> Postage + a small donation

>

>

> We are located in Ottawa Canada

>

> Act now or they go the the recycling

?

?? Wait, you took those in as a donation and you're sending them to recycling?? WTF?? The person who donated them to you most likely did so in order to keep them from being destroyed.? Don't you feel the least bit of motivation (other than trying to sell them here) to uphold that desire?

?

?? Wow.

?

??????????? -Dave

?

--

Dave McGuire, AK4HZ

New Kensington, PA

?
 

There where 20+ boxes that where going to the dump we intercepted them.?

The rare books we will be auctioned off, as well a the SAMS type items,? The 100+ hardcover books will go to next meeting and our members to pick though and take what they want.

We sent about 5 boxes of photocopies and notes,? old catalogs and clippings to recycling.??

And I though I was being nice and offering them here basically for postage
 

I'm sorry Mike, I just don't agree. I suspect the donor just didn't have sufficient Google-fu to find an appropriate organization to which to give the manuals, but either way, the donor DID give them the manuals. If the donor was ok with the idea of them going to the dump, the donor would've sent them to the dump.

This is crappy, plain and simple. Feel free to disagree if you like, but I stand by that assertion.

-Dave

On 10/12/21 7:14 PM, Mike Feher wrote:
Hi Dave ¨C
I believe they are doing the right thing. Obviously as a club, they have no use for the manuals, and the donor probably knew that. I agree the dump is extreme, however giving them away for postage plus a donation if one desires is very fair. If I was younger I would surely be interested in a few. 73 ¨C Mike
Mike B. Feher, N4FS
89 Arnold Blvd.
Howell NJ 07731
848-245-9115
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave McGuire
Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2021 7:04 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HP-Agilent-Keysight-equipment] Vintage original Manuals #For-Sale
On 10/12/21 5:39 PM, byterock@... <mailto:byterock@...> wrote:

> My local Vintage Radio Club

>

> Ottawa Vintage Radio Club (ovrc.org) <
<>>

>

> had a collection of HP manuals gifted to us.

>

> That I have attached to this message

>

> Anyone interested in acquiring anything from the list for the cost of

> Postage + a small donation

>

>

> We are located in Ottawa Canada

>

> Act now or they go the the recycling
?? Wait, you took those in as a donation and you're sending them to recycling?? WTF?? The person who donated them to you most likely did so in order to keep them from being destroyed.? Don't you feel the least bit of motivation (other than trying to sell them here) to uphold that desire?
?? Wow.
??????????? -Dave
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
 

On 10/12/21 7:17 PM, byterock@... wrote:
There where 20+ boxes that where going to the dump we intercepted them.
The rare books we will be auctioned off, as well a the SAMS type items, The 100+ hardcover books will go to next meeting and our members to pick though and take what they want.
We sent about 5 boxes of photocopies and notes,? old catalogs and clippings to recycling.
If this is the case, you really should've been more clear about it. Go back and re-read your original post and see what impression you might've gotten from it.

And I though I was being nice and offering them here basically for postage
Well, postage plus a donation, but yes.

-Dave

--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
 

Dave McGuire wrote on 10/12/2021 7:20 PM:

On 10/12/21 7:17 PM, byterock@... wrote:
There where 20+ boxes that where going to the dump we intercepted them.
<snip>

Hello--
I wasn't employed there at the time (early 1980s), but when Corporate decided to
close the Sperry Research Center, they ordered the center's library? to be taken
to the Sudbury, MA dump. Newly unemployed staff members asked for the
books relevant to their specialties and were told, "You can go to the dump and pick
the books off the piles".

The same thing happened to General? Radio's library when their Concord, MA facility
was closed. Fortunately, the truck driver assigned to dumping the books diverted
them to his barn sale (*).

73--

Brad? AA1IP

(*) Barn sale: an indoor yard sale or flea market. No barns are sold there.
 

On 10/12/21 8:06 PM, Brad Thompson wrote:
I wasn't employed there at the time (early 1980s), but when Corporate decided to
close the Sperry Research Center, they ordered the center's library? to be taken
to the Sudbury, MA dump. Newly unemployed staff members asked for the
books relevant to their specialties and were told, "You can go to the dump and pick
the books off the piles".
Yup. Suits frequently do stupid things.

The same thing happened to General? Radio's library when their Concord, MA facility
was closed. Fortunately, the truck driver assigned to dumping the books diverted
them to his barn sale (*).
Good on him for doing that.

(*) Barn sale: an indoor yard sale or flea market. No barns are sold there.
Well, there go my weekend plans.

-Dave

--
Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
 

Same situation here in this case an individual retrieved the books when GE Canada closed its plant in Toronto.??
 

Just for Info

Postage to the US will be arrpometly

6$ <500g
12>500~<1kg

There are a number of flat box rates after that

27$? 1~2kg?
42$? 2~4kg
etc

Prices in Canadian $ ;)
 

At 04:17 PM 12/10/2021 -0700, you wrote:
There where 20+ boxes that where going to the dump we intercepted them.
Ah, let me guess. The spouse was about to dump her husband's entire library when you found out.
Seen that happen before. In one case, I 'intercepted' a large rolley bin full to the brim
with a doctor's life collection of fine medical texts.

Anyway... since no one seems to be rushing to select ones they want, would it
simplify things if I take the entire set?
(Minus duplicates, 606A, 181T, 436A, please.)
My manuals collection is all much later stuff. This sounds like a good opportunity to
get a range of HP earlier manuals.

Postage would be to Torrance, CA 90503.
I guess they would not fit in one box?

Thanks for offering them.
You can contact me off list to discuss, if you like.

"... old catalogs and clippings to recycling"
Uh, I'm afraid to ask... did that happen to include any old HP and maybe Tek catalogs,
say in the 1960s range? Please say no.

Guy
 

Hello--

One more Crime Against Knowledge: National Radio's very last (*) location was a site near
the Chelsea, MA Navy Yard near Boston.? Their accommodations were sited in
what was once an ordnance-storage structure. Lured to the site by a small classified
ad mentioning test equipment. When I arrived, I discovered a large Dumpster being
filled with the contents of several filing cabinets-- I glimpsed old catalogs, specifications
and invoices. I was discouraged from digging into the Dumpster by a couple of? burly
workers who were neither technology scholars nor nuisances like me.

73--

Brad? AA1IP

(*): in the early 1990s, 1993 perhaps?
 

you can pop me an email at byterock? 'at'? ?hotmail.com

So far there are a few books spoken for I weighed the full box and it is maybe max 10kg so shipping will be in the 150+ range

and yes there is some miscellaneous HP? advertising and mini catalogs and data sheets if you want them

cheers
John?
 

The Manuals are mostly gone now

The remaining? manuals are

201 B
201 C
204 C/D
206 A
212 A
436 A
606 A
650 A
3435 A
7035 B

I will keep them until out clubs swap meet in the Spring when they will be up for grabs


Thanks for those who took these I know they have gone to good homes

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