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Paul E. Schoen wrote:
> "legg" <legg@nospam.magma.ca> wrote in message 
> news:npom14hhrk3vhemsr1hlthi127h3s1no82@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 2 May 2008 11:30:11 -0700, "Joel Koltner"
>> <zapwireDASHgroups@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> "Tom Bruhns" <k7itm@msn.com> wrote in message
>>> news:fb1638c1-9e26-45fb-8a31-d1779f26c9e6@56g2000hsm.googlegroups.com...
>>>> _HP's_ design??!!  Puleeeezzz!
>>> I know they didn't design the hardware itself, but don't you think they 
>>> still
>>> "designed" the interface (both GUI and mechanical)?  Or did Rigol or 
>>> whoever
>>> it was already have that design out before HP came along?
>>>
>> I think his point was that Tek lead with cheap DPO's.(and usable
>> triggering)
> 
> In the late 1980's I was in the market for a DSO, and I worked for a 
> company that was a stocking distributor and service center for Tektronics. 
> However, the programming interface was klunky, and the controls were not 
> laid out very well. They even had a test board to check performance. I 
> wound up purchasing a Hitachi storage scope, which I still use today. It's 
> only 60 MHz but I don't do RF, and it's fine for switching power supplies, 
> audio, and line frequency work that is my usual fare.
> 
> I had always liked HP scopes over Tek, and I still have an HP130A. I liked 
> their panel layouts, and the large knobs with a subdued color scheme and a 
> very positive feel. There is a picture of this model (along with racks of 
> old HP equipment) in this website I found:
> 

IMHO Tek had the better trigger sensitivity and behavior.


> http://www.kennethkuhn.com/hpmuseum/hp_tour.htm
> 

Oh man, my wife would have a fit if I ran a museum as large as that.


> I also had one of the HP200B oscillators with rounded corners that was 
> vintage 1941, but I gave it away with a lot of other old equipment for 
> which I did not have room (or use). It's nice to know someone cares enough 
> to preserve this legacy.
> 

How did they mill the numbers and such into the metal in those days? 
They didn't have CNC back then.

I've got an old Rhode&Schwarz SMF that dates back to that era, but with 
a tired tube in there. My wife would like it if it went into the hands 
of someone who treasures that, as long as that someone isn't me ;-)

-- 
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