Sometimes, progress (the technological variety, that is) isn't all that it is cracked up to be... Long ago, in a previous life, I was working for a research institution in the electronics lab (over 30 years ago) and we had a lot of Tek and HP equipment; it was straightforward to use (once you worked out how to do stuff), it was accurate and _rarely_, if ever, failed in-service. Much of this kit is now regarded as "vintage" and judging by the activity on eBay is still in great demand.
More to the point, where information (service data) and parts are still available (although no longer from Agilent/HP or Tektronix), these machines are still capable of accurate, useful service. As a long-time Tek user, it's good to be able to afford these once state-of-the-art devices even if it is twenty or so years later!
(disclaimer - poster owns a Tek 2465CTS, TAS465 and 2 443's (one in bits)

My ThinkPad R61 has the Intel 965 Graphics chipset and I have trouble with the nice boxes around the comments and the expanding links not working properly. A workaround would be nice..

Wow - I didn't know you could even have a /. journal!!!
Now I have to think of things to go on about...