Happy Friday!

ckchan's message yesterday reminded me of something that list
members might be interested in...

My employer has a LPKF ProtoMat 92s PCB milling/prototyping
machine that has seen almost no use, and is available for sale
should someone be interested.

The machine was purchased new in October, 1996 for US$10,500.
My best guess is that we have used it no more than maybe a dozen
times since then.  It's virtually like new.

The bad news: It will require a new software package to operate
it, since the old software and key got lost in the process of
moving.  (I can't for the life of me imagine why they think they need
key-protected software with this thing.  Without the machine itself,
what good is the software anyway?)  A couple of years ago, we asked
the factory what a new package would cost and I think they quoted
US$800 at the time.

LPKF no longer makes this model, but you can see their lineup at
http://www.lpkfusa.com/

I believe we would be looking to sell this for a little less than
half of what we paid for it, which is a bit higher than what Mr. Chan
wanted to pay.  But I'm sure the price is somewhat negotiable,
especially considering that the buyer will also have to pay LPKF for
new software.  BTW we are in the northwestern USA, near Seattle.

If anyone's interested, please contact me off-list and we can go
from there.

Brian Aase
brianaase@symetrixaudio.com

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