12 Nov
2009
12 Nov
'09
11:34 p.m.
--- On Thu, 11/12/09, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
From: Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com>
Subject: Re: Shipping a Tek 'scope
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at
classiccmp.org>
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 3:12 PM
On Nov 12, 2009, at 6:04 PM, Ben wrote:
Umm the world is round.? I suspect all the big cleaning of old stuff
was done about 10 to 15 years ago, with the advent of digital scopes.
? A digital oscilloscope is a completely different instrument with (mostly) different
applications...they have not replaced analog scopes, and likely will not.? It would be
more correct to say "modern analog scopes have replaced 40-year-old tube-type analog
scopes".
? ? ? ? ???-Dave
--Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL
I don't think you can even buy an analog scope from Tektronix or Agilent any more.
Digital really is taking over the scope market.
Bob
Not around here, I suspect - it's not exactly the
right area for it :-(
You are not looking, apparently.
Hams dragged these things to all corners of the Earth.
--
Will