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- From: khartman@fnalf.fnal.gov
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: Ancient Scope Info Required! (Tektronix Type 564)
- Date: 10 Jan 93 05:11:09 -0600
- Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab
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- In article <1993Jan5.232424.2006@tvnews.tv.tek.com>, bill@thd.tv.tek.com
- (William K. McFadden) writes:
- > My e-mail reply bounced, but this info should be of general interest.
- >
- > Date: 16 Apr 92 03:37:52 GMT
- > From: keithl@loop.uucp (Keith Lofstrom;;;520-1993)
- > Subject: Where to find old Tektronix manuals
- >
- > Path: tvnews!zephyr.ens.tek.com!psgrain!percy!nosun!loop!keithl
- > Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- > Organization: KLIC
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- >
- > For all you folks looking for Tektronix oscilloscope manuals, old CRTs,
- > etc., there is a retired Tek engineer who has quite a stock of old Tek
- > manuals and such:
- >
- > Deane Kidd
- > 27270 Ladd Hill Road
- > Sherwood, Oregon 97140
- > (503) 625-7363
- >
- > Deane worked at Tek for 40 years, and was the guy in charge of telling
- > the rest of us we hadn't done it right yet. He is taking care of the old
- > stuff because he thinks that is part of doing it right (you can decide for
- > yourself what current Tek corporate policy is). He is probably as much to
- > thank as anyone for the old - but still usable - Tek equipment that you
- > folks are trying to scrounge parts and manuals for. If not for him, the
- > stuff would have fallen apart a long time ago.
- >
- > Deane sells this old stuff as a labor of love, and he isn't getting rich
- > doing it. If you think his prices are too high, or that he doesn't act
- > like a "real businessman", you don't have to do business with him. If
- > you are a connoisseur of classic instrumentation, be glad to have an
- > opportunity to deal with one of the men that made it happen.
-
-
- I have purchased a service manual for my Tektronics 545A O-scope
- from Mr. Kidd. I was perfectly satisfied. Good thing he is out there to
- keep the old Tek "battlehorses" up and running.
-
-
- > Keith
- > --
- > Keith Lofstrom keithl@loop.klic.rain.com Voice (503)-520-1993
- > KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon"
- > Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Power ICs
- >
- >
- > --
- > Bill McFadden Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 500 MS 58-639 Beaverton, OR 97077
- > bill@tv.tv.tek.com, ...!tektronix!tv.tv.tek.com!bill Phone: (503) 627-6920
- > How can I prove I am not crazy to people who are?
-
-
-
- Ken
-