Oscilloscopes

From: John B <dylanb_at_sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue Nov 23 21:25:47 1999

-----Original Message-----
From: Ethan Dicks <ethan_dicks_at_yahoo.com>
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
<classiccmp_at_u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, November 23, 1999 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: Oscilloscopes


>
>
>--- Jeffrey l Kaneko <jeff.kaneko_at_juno.com> wrote:
>> My sentiments exactly.
>> I should *never* have sold my 465B. It was in pristine condition,
>> and I sorely miss it today. I would seriously look for a *nice*
>> 465. They're old, but there were alot of them made, and they're
>> pretty reliable (well, I never had any trouble with mine, anyway).
>
>That ain't old... I've got a Tek 317 that I bought at auction about six
>or seven years ago... it has an A.E.C. inventory sticker from 1968. The
>sign at the auction cashier's window said, "All equipment is guaranteed
>to be non-radioactive". Some reassurance. :-)

I just won two Tek RM503s on EBay, one for my 8/S and one for the 8I. Talk
about old.... I have never worked on scopes this old... Hope I can get them
up and running to play spacewars soon. These were the original scopes used
in the LAB-8.. and now I find out (contrary to quite a few things in the
PDP-8 FAQ) they were also used as the oscilloscope on the 34D interface.


How is your 8/e restoration going?

john


>
>It didn't come with probes, but a friend of mine at the local university
>found me a package of vintage probes, unopened, in a drawer. Probably been
>there since they were new.
>
>-ethan
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