I used tape to secure the cord in such a fashion that it still moves rather freely without hanging a "Play with me!" sign on it. Lets see how long it takes either the big idiot to ruin this idea or for me to want a better system.
Cool. Hope that works out for the long term. Otherwise, you might try Sue's suggestion and provide an even-more-tantalizing toy as a diversion.
But as I'm sticking to HP-IB/GPIB equipped instruments those pieces of gorgeous design will most unlikely hit my desk.
I don't recall which exact models have "printer" ports on the back, but one could utilize a microcontroller to bridge the vintage parallel output to GPIB, USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, etc. Might be a fun project.
Wow, this thread certainly has been active lately. It’s good to see all these admitted addictions out in the open. I take comfort in knowing that I’m not alone and not crazy. Well, maybe a little nuts. But aren’t we all?
Yes, and it's good to see you back here in the pile of nuts.
And now maybe it’s time to branch out a bit. Been thinking of going after Keithley DMM’s such as a 179. After all, I have room on the chart!
You've been having quite the adventure with those Flukes. Beware of the Keithleys: The prices on them are often — most of the time — nuts, which makes them fun and challenging to acquire. Over time, I got a little brown set together: 196 DMM, 220 current source, 228 voltage source/sink.
OMG!
I've got a mouser account now..!
Excellent. I like their project manager for organizing and sharing parts lists.
Since this thread has completely drifted away from its starting point, and is going down the hill taken by the entire internet towards cute cat videos, I might as well ask whether anybody remembers the early 80s book "101 uses of a dead cat".
After 118 pages, I suppose a tangent was bound to happen. One could say it's like herding cats.
I vaguely remember, but am pretty sure I haven't read, that "101" book. Are dead cats useful for TEA or other things in the lab? They're rather poor anti-static mats.