MRC-1024 for sale

[Glen MacDonald-2]

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Hi,
I've lost the storage space for an old Bio-Rad MRC-1024 UV confocal (OK, "old" is redundant) that was disassembled to make room for the new system.  Is it worth anything to anyone?   I have no idea what the value might be.    

Dell 486 computer/OS2 Warp, scan head, scan control unit with a dead scan card,  Nikon TMD inverted scope.  All disks, etc.  
The UV and KrAr lasers were replaced with 491 nm, 561 nm solid state and 650 nm diode launched into a fiber.
 
Please contact me offline.

Glen MacDonald
        Core for Communication Research
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
        Cellular Morphology Core
Center on Human Development and Disability
Box 357923
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
[phone]
[hidden email]

[James Denegre]

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The Smithsonian might want it  ..  ..  ..

On 9/12/13 2:02 PM, "Glen MacDonald" <[hidden email]> wrote:

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>Hi,
>I've lost the storage space for an old Bio-Rad MRC-1024 UV confocal (OK,
>"old" is redundant) that was disassembled to make room for the new
>system.  Is it worth anything to anyone?   I have no idea what the value
>might be.
>
>Dell 486 computer/OS2 Warp, scan head, scan control unit with a dead scan
>card,  Nikon TMD inverted scope.  All disks, etc.
>The UV and KrAr lasers were replaced with 491 nm, 561 nm solid state and
>650 nm diode launched into a fiber.
>
>Please contact me offline.
>
>Glen MacDonald
> Core for Communication Research
>Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
> Cellular Morphology Core
>Center on Human Development and Disability
>Box 357923
>University of Washington
>Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
>[phone]
>[hidden email]

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[Ridgway, Rick]

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Hi Glen,

I might be able to make use of it, particularly if you could help me get it up and running.

Best wishes,

Rick


Richard L. Ridgway, Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Supervisor,
Science Imaging Facility
Department of Biology
Seattle Pacific University
3307 Third Ave. W., Suite 205
Seattle, WA  98119  U.S.A.
 
Office: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
E-mail: [hidden email]
 




-----Original Message-----
From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Glen MacDonald
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:02 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: MRC-1024 for sale

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Hi,
I've lost the storage space for an old Bio-Rad MRC-1024 UV confocal (OK, "old" is redundant) that was disassembled to make room for the new system.  Is it worth anything to anyone?   I have no idea what the value might be.    

Dell 486 computer/OS2 Warp, scan head, scan control unit with a dead scan card,  Nikon TMD inverted scope.  All disks, etc.  
The UV and KrAr lasers were replaced with 491 nm, 561 nm solid state and 650 nm diode launched into a fiber.
 
Please contact me offline.

Glen MacDonald
        Core for Communication Research
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
        Cellular Morphology Core
Center on Human Development and Disability Box 357923 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
[phone]
[hidden email]

[Craig Brideau]

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In all seriousness:

http://fp.optics.arizona.edu/antiques/


On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 12:14 PM, James Denegre <[hidden email]>wrote:

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> The Smithsonian might want it  ..  ..  ..
>
> On 9/12/13 2:02 PM, "Glen MacDonald" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
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> >
> >Hi,
> >I've lost the storage space for an old Bio-Rad MRC-1024 UV confocal (OK,
> >"old" is redundant) that was disassembled to make room for the new
> >system.  Is it worth anything to anyone?   I have no idea what the value
> >might be.
> >
> >Dell 486 computer/OS2 Warp, scan head, scan control unit with a dead scan
> >card,  Nikon TMD inverted scope.  All disks, etc.
> >The UV and KrAr lasers were replaced with 491 nm, 561 nm solid state and
> >650 nm diode launched into a fiber.
> >
> >Please contact me offline.
> >
> >Glen MacDonald
> >       Core for Communication Research
> >Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
> >       Cellular Morphology Core
> >Center on Human Development and Disability
> >Box 357923
> >University of Washington
> >Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
> >[phone]
> >[hidden email]
>
>
> The information in this email, including attachments, may be confidential
> and is intended solely for the addressee(s). If you believe you received
> this email by mistake, please notify the sender by return email as soon as
> possible.
>

[Craig Brideau]

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Your trick will be finding a replacement scan card.  There might be another
MRC out there you could pilfer a replacement from.  Depending on how
proprietary the card is though, you might not be able to find a replacement.

Craig


On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Ridgway, Rick <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> Hi Glen,
>
> I might be able to make use of it, particularly if you could help me get
> it up and running.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Rick
>
>
> Richard L. Ridgway, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor; Supervisor,
> Science Imaging Facility
> Department of Biology
> Seattle Pacific University
> 3307 Third Ave. W., Suite 205
> Seattle, WA  98119  U.S.A.
>
> Office: [phone]
> FAX: [phone]
> E-mail: [hidden email]
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]]
> On Behalf Of Glen MacDonald
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:02 AM
> To: [hidden email]
> Subject: MRC-1024 for sale
>
> *****
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>
> Hi,
> I've lost the storage space for an old Bio-Rad MRC-1024 UV confocal (OK,
> "old" is redundant) that was disassembled to make room for the new system.
>  Is it worth anything to anyone?   I have no idea what the value might be.
>
> Dell 486 computer/OS2 Warp, scan head, scan control unit with a dead scan
> card,  Nikon TMD inverted scope.  All disks, etc.
> The UV and KrAr lasers were replaced with 491 nm, 561 nm solid state and
> 650 nm diode launched into a fiber.
>
> Please contact me offline.
>
> Glen MacDonald
>         Core for Communication Research
> Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
>         Cellular Morphology Core
> Center on Human Development and Disability Box 357923 University of
> Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
> [phone]
> [hidden email]
>

[Glen MacDonald-2]

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Hi,
I'm sure there are a few cards and other parts scattered around the planet.  but,  the 1024 was ignored after our new system was installed, even though everyone was complaining about a crowded calendar.  It had more channels and was much faster.  
Regards,
Glen MacDonald
        Core for Communication Research
Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
        Cellular Morphology Core
Center on Human Development and Disability
Box 357923
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
[phone]
[hidden email]







On Sep 12, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Craig Brideau <[hidden email]> wrote:

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>
> Your trick will be finding a replacement scan card.  There might be another
> MRC out there you could pilfer a replacement from.  Depending on how
> proprietary the card is though, you might not be able to find a replacement.
>
> Craig
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Ridgway, Rick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
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>> *****
>>
>> Hi Glen,
>>
>> I might be able to make use of it, particularly if you could help me get
>> it up and running.
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Rick
>>
>>
>> Richard L. Ridgway, Ph.D.
>> Associate Professor; Supervisor,
>> Science Imaging Facility
>> Department of Biology
>> Seattle Pacific University
>> 3307 Third Ave. W., Suite 205
>> Seattle, WA  98119  U.S.A.
>>
>> Office: [phone]
>> FAX: [phone]
>> E-mail: [hidden email]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]]
>> On Behalf Of Glen MacDonald
>> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:02 AM
>> To: [hidden email]
>> Subject: MRC-1024 for sale
>>
>> *****
>> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
>> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
>> *****
>>
>> Hi,
>> I've lost the storage space for an old Bio-Rad MRC-1024 UV confocal (OK,
>> "old" is redundant) that was disassembled to make room for the new system.
>> Is it worth anything to anyone?   I have no idea what the value might be.
>>
>> Dell 486 computer/OS2 Warp, scan head, scan control unit with a dead scan
>> card,  Nikon TMD inverted scope.  All disks, etc.
>> The UV and KrAr lasers were replaced with 491 nm, 561 nm solid state and
>> 650 nm diode launched into a fiber.
>>
>> Please contact me offline.
>>
>> Glen MacDonald
>>        Core for Communication Research
>> Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
>>        Cellular Morphology Core
>> Center on Human Development and Disability Box 357923 University of
>> Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
>> [phone]
>> [hidden email]
>>

[Craig Brideau]

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It might be possible to scavenge some of the parts off of it and build a
kit-bash system like Scanimage.  The optics are probably still good, and
they're what makes the image.  I have an antique West-German-Made Zeiss
student microscope that actually outperforms some of our newer low-end
widefield systems.


On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Glen MacDonald
<[hidden email]>wrote:

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>
> Hi,
> I'm sure there are a few cards and other parts scattered around the
> planet.  but,  the 1024 was ignored after our new system was installed,
> even though everyone was complaining about a crowded calendar.  It had more
> channels and was much faster.
> Regards,
> Glen MacDonald
>         Core for Communication Research
> Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
>         Cellular Morphology Core
> Center on Human Development and Disability
> Box 357923
> University of Washington
> Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
> [phone]
> [hidden email]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 12, 2013, at 3:42 PM, Craig Brideau <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
>
> > *****
> > To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> > http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> > *****
> >
> > Your trick will be finding a replacement scan card.  There might be
> another
> > MRC out there you could pilfer a replacement from.  Depending on how
> > proprietary the card is though, you might not be able to find a
> replacement.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Ridgway, Rick <[hidden email]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> *****
> >> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> >> *****
> >>
> >> Hi Glen,
> >>
> >> I might be able to make use of it, particularly if you could help me get
> >> it up and running.
> >>
> >> Best wishes,
> >>
> >> Rick
> >>
> >>
> >> Richard L. Ridgway, Ph.D.
> >> Associate Professor; Supervisor,
> >> Science Imaging Facility
> >> Department of Biology
> >> Seattle Pacific University
> >> 3307 Third Ave. W., Suite 205
> >> Seattle, WA  98119  U.S.A.
> >>
> >> Office: [phone]
> >> FAX: [phone]
> >> E-mail: [hidden email]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]
> ]
> >> On Behalf Of Glen MacDonald
> >> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:02 AM
> >> To: [hidden email]
> >> Subject: MRC-1024 for sale
> >>
> >> *****
> >> To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to:
> >> http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy
> >> *****
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >> I've lost the storage space for an old Bio-Rad MRC-1024 UV confocal (OK,
> >> "old" is redundant) that was disassembled to make room for the new
> system.
> >> Is it worth anything to anyone?   I have no idea what the value might
> be.
> >>
> >> Dell 486 computer/OS2 Warp, scan head, scan control unit with a dead
> scan
> >> card,  Nikon TMD inverted scope.  All disks, etc.
> >> The UV and KrAr lasers were replaced with 491 nm, 561 nm solid state and
> >> 650 nm diode launched into a fiber.
> >>
> >> Please contact me offline.
> >>
> >> Glen MacDonald
> >>        Core for Communication Research
> >> Virginia Merrill Bloedel Hearing Research Center
> >>        Cellular Morphology Core
> >> Center on Human Development and Disability Box 357923 University of
> >> Washington Seattle, WA 98195-7923  USA
> >> [phone]
> >> [hidden email]
> >>
>