11 Feb
2009
11 Feb
'09
1:13 p.m.
The first commercial digital scope I'm aware of is
the HP 5480 digital signal
analyser, from 1969 IIRC, uses core memory(!). (I have one that's languishing
inoperative for lack of a manual.)
Fabritek also made a digital scope - spectrum analyzer like thing
about the same time. RCS has one - we have never played with it. It is
a real power sucker, as it is crammed with early MECL 1 ECL (in
cans!). I am pretty sure it has a core stack in it as well.
--
Will