Tek O-scope's Available in Oregon

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_cfl.rr.com>
Date: Mon Sep 30 15:46:00 2002

    I remember those books, Tektronix published quite a few different ones about oscilloscopes and taking measurements. I had a dozen or so of them when I was younger. They were great reading and very educational. I highly recommend them to anyone interested in using oscilloscopes or learning more about how they work.

    Joe


At 08:37 AM 9/30/02 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I know, bad form (replying to my own msg)... but I remembered
>about this book that I have, "Typical Oscilloscope Circuitry",
>revised edition, 1964, Tektronix Inc. From the introduction:
>
> Manipulation of the front-panel controls of an oscilloscope can be
> learned by rote. To use the instrument to its fullest capabilities
> a knowledge of oscilloscope circuitry is essential.
>
>What a different point of view with respect to the customers!
>Back then, they would publish this beautifully edited [1] book,
>printed in high quality paper, hard bound, containing actual
>schematics, and telling you that you should learn about the
>insides of your instrument to make beter use of it. Now,
>you get just basic docs and the proverbial troubleshooting
>guide, the first entry being "problem: doesn't turn on,
>check: Is the power cord plugged in?"
>
>[1] for a technical book; about the only aspect that makes it clear
>that engineers published this book are the use of underlining for
>subsection titles and within the text for emphasis.
>
>Carlos.
>
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>Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo_at_nospammers.ieee.org
>
>
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