Re:Hopefully not a result... (Score 2)

"Granted 99% of this stuff isn't around any more" -that seems harsh considering how many 80's and 90's era scopes, voltmeters, and analyzers of various kinds are still in use across the country! I use an HP/Agilent dynamic analyzer (3562a, 35665a, 35670a) almost every day at work. Sure, newer stuff might have more features but for fast, accurate, calibrated measurements in literally seconds nothing beats late Cold War era hardware that HAD to work and get stuff done daily. OK, so I'm probably the wrong person to ask but I work for a company that needed manuals for some 80's and 90's hardware and a friend who was there just acquired them for me and I'm so thankful. He also got some stuff for old and broken (but very valuable) hardware I've been wanting to repair and use. It's an exciting time for geeks like me. The thing to keep in mind here is this stuff deals with the basics of electronics; things that won't ever change unless the laws of physics are suddenly different. The concepts and methods described in this technical literature are priceless, often giving better real-world use than any internet page could teach. It will be valuable for generations to come. I'm glad to see much of it is going to be digitized and shared.