Tek O-scope's Available in Oregon

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. -------------------------------------------------------------- Carlos E. Murillo-Sanchez carlos_murillo(a)nospammers.ieee.org