Found some goodies on my doorstep when I got home from work... I even left work early in case that one package was at the rental office...
Aaaaaawwwwww yeeeaaaahhh... I think I know what's in that bigger box!
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WTJhP1sXKqiVz9bY_otTZ8q--r5Voir5weazTD9Bwr6pnDr5VbKbeQ1Lweo_ImPtNwXEJxp6ADTA9mNJ-axE0hd8NuKggWwvgBTwTNN0RahsfwyOix48k-hfcHhNgITeLWJVscrXWKgkkiISHySePXZx2sBbVGhKJ53tZRE6iVElCLa2iuPbgmKif8zOxaBOEeeArna_zfwZeKDnT-mXcsz9F0XrelDrKJtjz_cHkNE9ywFLgScAa9LoLFPvgwV9tOtkUTHpC-jxZWmhoZZz-jISqeZ4ct5pJrk3CEj0YK3lQ6_QE-EUPhllYTf-oDSflxycdrsDFpHSHrHW8TsL6Gjn9sY_5NvU2PGQVzw79BV_eADC2kIytxXlY_jUlDM5N7RnU8Egq1G27lw3jD6uLq7n10SsK3rZKvfD9nefLmbwidgFPJMWJECERJ___vMLVFd-GnBmACaqeNJfU1ny03gGNaGxYvGyoj48j9cGx2peMHcaPM4i3FkfHppr6uiUCjsEYyevrLDGA9vVENQPFgO5f_ci3T1AmKYq16ENhjzWhFV6Zn8otVVEcVmoupKdsIe0MZcFV-k935x5R74Ibb58bsRMNz1pmSJR3td93S1bK0W06YnEEiKj1ZbMkHiYY67ooZjZRmJ7H1RVfBSbKu_QPbjAPfNMPS3-OD5Hbkf_ePQAqpfew6squVCCAR3RG-KPW7TggkmAnJgxQIjmv4_f=w1151-h863-no)
This, my friends, is a thing of beauty! Say hello to my "new" HP 1660A 136 channel Logic Analyzer!
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/M2MT_ihZ9q2KlilK5OxRuIplCtv7hM8S8IWZTUtDANOTDT1VLJ_HRuxuZw9bIuZL-vr9UfOIB_pmSbWDRmI8vgnDk-J2YNScBnHoE31OSApV4CsNJM28XHiVztoNXWkbF80EgNcv3vSmdOpRBzUNaxfIQMNy3MKXUF30z6SFVsZRCOtl5OgYR8021u2SLcOyK6J5n-4N4SslhLmqT553YKAZsXfXISDpzj80PR1MCD2ScDag6cL4IwJsnHS9XhdTXgnhr5sW6aHTzABRkfsCQg8HtTkZhxTCQS5C6CRdNzoFFdyLpO9LGgVYWAgWU3aXZe-Gv__QNSzlHe6OIfLHVT1FfX5fc2XEq4ThiVvn6Z5INGodSYml-pVJm-UqxnL8Ruu1wdrCeMAjDlJZw8Q1W7An_J88Bnc9kgAkNigQCqMt4Sfw6JfMEJs_xsT3YrPM9LXYN6R9I9dfGVN6OXDrQra1ir5IomFXHw40T5E7dQQCUvJ2fChQpRDe07bSS38hJX1XG1G8fBWclSPTCSFpafY9rRKB-PatTnPAZg3B9Oadk4KY529telvwUMVAo1-CMEWAEZBooyH7ggl3Z0IkldBEawquOESrt3Eg5Dx_V2cFUJCEdoK9jCsn_-ZyUCmx856dPCTqFPAJZIm3f9W9-88TZhsyiTmvpS2Gx5WwWk5vbkQNrRb8roIb17GdvbxvS7LlNXicVb9wPqFrw_tG9Kdk=w1151-h863-no)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/crHTEF5k9daVabKsJ1sBfRRDhZszmKatAYzPsZH-qSdwvfsL1NnC-gj0zQxt9gQUzVA_tp9yjoSkQEvAxVj0xg0b6ah2ipWe_zPzAgTXPYuNMJzSZrRwqoECmi4Ebj9WvJsCZj-QqjJ2D3OAzBLUchVudYaGczOzeuQwbiTygc_MAbazYcBNRoHjUy6xw-TUdj-KfulMAYWNh25xtzhIcO23xzt1imUN8wszgEIeEdi1zaemVPYcpmMRYAJRNcrshYxbiFvRlTrmqVNua9lMyP1i4BnyuC4TjLLwrdyAbMZaFcTaL4TbkUjYbH_k8-alY3D1Nw8FjlyaCHS1NYGQijHDDondg5gEGiXwGLhNonPrYlr73R9-N2sLy9u1tMA1LJWmwKQq9rOWYbxPhaXxv4Fnka2OvwN30BvdVef94jxm8NYmPXIRSsBM1Ya-lgNqjOtOH8c9-ok1TKxGnihVGBMr75GNIxox3d5TyAETGMn5FBrSJ_FO2lQ0tl9lQ7CWUUlSY7FKvkHrddipfsep5D97Wl5sWIoHef6iw3gbDLw9ts9PPewUpRV5cVrDY6h22nXUtY3b7HnU9TA_QMqeQRkdLnha_m_oKSKWLY0TisD4D6GRUXP4PYkPcP1qT43B5jJG54Rdx9fCU6G-0L-9bGKpjbo2VGUh1pfepZpS5iFao9a-oJuefWOrDMfvESkaKiUFI-GLKtZ_k7VWTro7F77x=w1151-h863-no)
I actually thought I goofed up on this order, because I forgot to ask if it came with cables or not. Since the listing didn't say, I later came to fear that it probably did
not include cables. As it turns out...
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tW1VaF7VXCaCG-KMXkODlyD8PFQZwildZ7HHuaOIVP4B1x61jkSp6ZY5kyx6vJx-HwWjJBfupo8xW0OKoHMEEeo-Xv6iu4vhdKcRxKl_ccssyLcr5viVlzI0jTEBsHrVTxRnVuMN-mdlHQgnJY52kjBs0d1oVdvkdqaWpnbkBKV7PnYIQibvgkEhrSh9jqRRsKmO2C7W0D38uvbTcOP2GENZAMnP4tVQuACrTpS5AJtQ59GOmCUUo7NlQJZJ1b07gUrpYj7MKvVZsGMYyMFBZLqVVpxWAJrdvvzPRWaTmRGPV4w58JiQ1JhtfHt7I9B0IUAGAMss5ApPlGSHcTLxt-xBbaD-zmboYuB1GZRezKkTn0ECMCPSuUar6NIpHY0TINd6LSRdvzSSXn1KE2msP7_ZSRVAcoh46SF_A-TOYH9JhhZHf-dWXHSD5SM5LEeFii_bzQKJYT18Pk_0MFYh1ZZehaMfxwURQ_MvnQPIadPhuFxh42cIwn8hR4YkhzKepg_m5syZnZ7xQBAbXkv50E_jlVL5iJbf4W_NUSk1V-YHvHMfenBnDbLKWQDDOElFzXJh5XdJAaH1d1qH6oX7ZddIO4rPbbwGX1u_sXN1NMetwEgB4-ddd_V14ns26zHrueJRByJmb93cxs8-QdQtyeR5ei_ohDixFlHEAygVwtljNyNEZSoOUUfpJoWckfxMYPrf_1KJnRVwiV8b01M8RAMf=w1151-h863-no)
The rear panel looks good:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4C4OQFPaND20zy9OdrfeCOBY2CPN_rcRyvfWIO9hVyGvX08Wv92MTEBaLjLC3C7eqcO24YeDe8KChvnb69u4i2y1GHv-zQFg7h4C2UDMezEXbMiPtxBmw-MHcTrXIUCQWrhRP2QczlP77C9GLC20v3D4B0PVYCSFMwcCeFl1CJM00yTWBvKzTrQW_gS-WjcTGDG_VbEQBOYtJn4c4jjE-_uGBgZzlet0V2sdXkXybyJhWP8ZSoovqo-Ngq8VRUWgDbRg_wtlKsJB1f6jY24peSl_rmNg2QjfQ3NhLYQxEmBr4jF4-E21YOxqNqwxaR5bTPnt-0uXxbzyzYJx9BItVPYGQEEUUu6RB4jlIOnKEoBJGQ3wbuBA_Atkpi9zqSKviyABmwDBFUmZ_hr2NSK19wXMMblk5lV4XHkk2i7ZdumKMraanRx7gyw9AkjPuQoaQUoNvAM0LvprffGXevJE9kP_IUDn_Ti-qPxL-iNTf_4hcRkkrENeX4imc8p3OqGqVQgbqu1w3jHI4JueiuJYRFkH4Caq_dIcZsxaQMFybqdMS_UZANvJwwtiScEBW9Ui-czyXQ-89sCs4Z23U2_MaKIKb6f11bA9rQIBn-FNf2IQuhfbd6iULryOFs7vOKuL08o7LRauQn7Gvkhhf5MM4IyUDndcSDJV9i1jUhrzzksBSpXa2YqUrB_zBH4QRNrzgNSb0Bid9RjLHdQ_KIapiXYa=w1151-h863-no)
It's got the ubiquitous HP-IB port:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/V7XbLrxUh0G8oaeQA7Vw1TjfoyV4lKkDXTrOMix0I0gqDKLUviiZgbcQOoO95ou22esZAJMNGYbrhW_ID0YBLUoukne-swiPkDgB6zprYhtIlWv6bX0pkgMln4L8NbosHFt0s1vT4gp70FPOE73oix8TiiVQYFlbFOO2_7MQUbp-dAcga_ItrOeoqE9lUa76KnEHj8tbxBxfg9wjUjAvo2T_Y5NSnYMM6vRIm8hyVSZ7h7JlVZUGS7yBnU1NWeLThl6hxfKulG0X8y9kJ0BYB5b9XoeHg2L0B7E3dQ14FE7N20iHrE9Z_jiiRxyTAmVpsc1meP40lL2A2vRPJpHWMh1gy3bQXGtUpScJ_Xu_0DRAXyOp_XBV98HP1HsyzknqLmYjXmr_MqgIIm85aPV7ODV6mPFqqvKHrc3ian1B32p5EaztWU8LrOsTDVzQEPDyvUEeYuN9lEc0JXhiNosA7Akh1ccgUN4Zg3pZqQBxeN6BKvnojOdEM5s8HpfK2wQCEoKaKtzj5gNh-Wr4mLOlUZ9LA7McsBo4hZUY52rRjJTSt6j3djYUV4k1PVHm_hwQJ6LB-HJb2M2ikKMQH-1UVZfAH_l4ZyNNfwnDvmSQNgDfy_emCHoSZOOAmLraRpaFSMFoq_-Oeq9jXW14aujEbVEOQUV0cQLQm0rIcOC8wUmzI3khbeIbtJvGgz3M0axXQkpOqCtelGt9cT_28sAdf-X2=w1151-h863-no)
and RS-232:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/XC7jyvnZcivvy2L4kzVBej_FQQffcVhR1Fh-DQ9wPLLfjqAN0W4qiHxS50HpUbyttgwccuWqmrMCyEaoHsye2zuGS8JQ1LlTbOYgDVD6mVDKsX93j6-EIyRJUjjvOKLePsLkWQJ9EOimM3ITLH6iGG3px_vNFftgaVyMgrjZLTtgtU8Do4Tw_M2pNh9GKQD4pOB0H0BX5MLATthBCber8TzU16voMVOYEKSrMSw8iHVV14XX9I-5mFb26nUNxTxRNMdM_cyxFrApE-aKcRvzDU6tgpLvmKGAzpe5u-lzmSXVOapT9lY4FTmchq3-pMDSigoc1buFZwWvhSVxeNmthahpNkmQuvknvDlGhSRZ_3ss1KR7FJ9nVgT9nQWkcVVdMrPd9I3OQFuQtuDeQ-f6XYufuzvWnMD8WXe1hN08LaFjRIavdhansm7FDc_qnHCSZw9n79mRQYXmUxPd0kRlCyoySlWaXrrN595KHIAUxAfccFhO8TJMpi8fjOUZZWnQGYjI1QWAp3dfLbpu1yYeUoy2pQtnSGYMk87r2RRgo1G3VJHdMC85uFl2z9nrPoosgJP9qdPnF5geib8ODf9FMbM7wIWxDGq_F9jt02kyqSKuvJhk-1hOSsM7YKzzFOaAA02tJwT0R4JWCy7ex3xOmbrqI55nhXiQCOHoLEdZaWDl2BUNbGGLKo4i3jj3Ogb__hE5CUi9MnbQZBl9vRrIaxZm=w1151-h863-no)
External trigger connectors:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fSBMyzq4x-W3TCar9y-DQsxE9Z6pHxiLdQtpg34-sOF1SXyDJkb7equ-mdq-15jYVms6O6A9SkXPiiBSND_sbcVXuC-kyV8rCsPw57UZaDSV6EkqLsoXQAxLb3L-h-FwduMrcqf6DlJs8D15O-dGUR3Z8WeKCTpyCHdhlcqQ15yGxJOZBNQ2Jgd9doElsLXZsv1pfrMB-ky9-6-cZzAjn7Ik2NMSIKjFLsNHYXXxdXp8e3Gx3rtwX2x_ad4c6q-9t-WLN36HsdZmrZm7BSsDJ1YOmjrJiYzOsBw4noDc4wkp6vkuf_X9vGHGZC_bKEAHDIs6T4UZ0sHcAUX2rVhvV1yvcuFuiB4sUe1Be9fb2Bah1FCfbdXRb1639bAFJlQUvMOqyZ6EX9ziXRzRmemZSaeUSkOiZpwOyVE59h0L_Cs_e0JrunaCe8v0MO5uVbcspnuewC61oXgiuNip9Cfs_L9mqGMyh4yH0o0s3R9c4GqxgUtJDrvXuAhv95QOqEGSWxfVCXSb0ZACY2bTfpyLMwDRNh5-17B-MSLYpHxu-drXn2su5_iFNIX22KLXZjU-5i7pl79aGS09D0nRDYsS1yDCx6TTeDo20LWTE35joWq5HBqgOGCJIf6wGCwyUrtC98qe8lv1R-68EtSqxILstp22t_FQ0mDibomgo5byqDev8LZ--KOh2tObDEB7LVm_FHZwwyyG6PSC7mKAH9heBL3i=w1151-h863-no)
Now, the eternal question... "turn it on, or take it apart?" I couldn't resist the temptation to power it up and see if I got a dud or not:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RlJpwq4xVps5jakw6174EGz0GLA8kXAisKIhamstTCyXOsjnCRBGs-OuIqHm-l5pFxbjncr2cATmVFsFiwTlYEi9uA5jMliAFJYVFcH_5mCr2E36K-uZJeVDxOjaM99ozPhgkj7OpBZ4xt590hCqcpgPY3HlvxTeoJ9fJmIfrKRdL6gr0N29rNUC_Z6rDrrTJMwsAyPrNSAwXZ0P7cqYHjThEsRTW13xxE5cB3vUs3U_PJUZyY6fr6gd2Bi10mjpC-gkXMRn6zpSag35UiemakndyGFLuu3WB56a27Z-jgCC7DNkpSxuazmsG_hX5awJ_vGWs70Y8YsBld1iywSNsVIHOKLJGPLrcPz2m4mcJZitXoyktgY0jV2jkn7mmeDh4TwQgwcfrlOjEU-WzD0rJKHIZPZIyHYqhvPTmwcvOrnAxoXX10-2aWkQBmU1AsOMV5L_7dVHlvnZBi7mZcV3yyiVdPl1Ln1zF3I4y9lxIFWAL4KI_YjX13xSxJg9TBHJhxGYoHnbhWOrjTXeHUiLBmy0U0Rj133w1a0QsdRPnIoNsILhdphCmY84F28KiKYy_pagIe4HtFUWv8nvdWgM-j10B_XndQjsix6wnOFAJzJTYN8IcUPfjU2N9wb5A2zZuR7YqODINIyjLrwssP04VIvnFMSvXqOrkuoD56WCtZxFpiWZVtmyEEFWu58OYubMTkz8GJdR9JYGIBeCjXFcbz6M=w1151-h863-no)
The seller put some effort into packing this thing well:
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/11DQ7i-bRwyFu1WACWyPXz6qlonJHhrI21h7-bnfKEg0VoHGlTeJivfVkCU7lRVkChl1_tKKZ5PdVsxbU52n8xu-f-SXDMMQN5iWCAo-Bpd2fmwxOWoLW6CZiM_cOgy60JhGREYWomCD2rs6ndT0BM0WrP3_W59MNDZ6iC5DeGufzYdUI6QjwDayUL1f4pZna44xdabnBLNzlnQy0DpgSC6WsjX3szjqclOgKg_CJiGG_7H3Rdy_9T5TsjrhtboqmvBS1ah7wtlVXdMxQ1QMmyJK0oVAKa04Lcgwlvr-O8v2LsaS7sKSvyrdryACIVQdeOVzmVWg5cV_4DLA7LVymFdkPEvD5fBlnuicxNIr_BNhlEV6lLX-Rzl7u4d-eDk2lzq1Q08c5nporY10A6R00QKac9YQDK_nmr2QHq7BIgR6AWQP1YtrS18sZVNRI1jYobu4LRYsBff6f3B24fglJ27EIOGkp8akqgQg_1FSO92eegIk4IqSERbUi7mFAXTjyymcbuaVU_4v4qjUrIi34-OrRuwWHe2OFfdFSulJxTd_omzUl91Le2EVzzfMfPDY2IvI51vkyNbeTX6Wc57ZQ4q22aavUrM4ycrWkby9UfPcuOm-kjDVkbL0C5mK_W5yiFJlUxDHY7uSPxA7KYbwxBMHoSqTG5M_vQYzsen1xplnIRiXggNCkP54zvGNTSdBrBs7NZklBdgZGYyedZjYs6EM=w1151-h863-no)
Now, time to break out the
manual and learn how to, actually, uh, you know,
use the blinkin' thing.