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For some customers, Tektronix made special front panels.   
For some customers, Tektronix made '''front panels in special colors'''.   
Apparently some military applications specified a certain kind of
 
color/texture.  Also, some systems integrators sold racks of equipment
Apparently, some military applications specified a certain kind of color/texture.   
configured for some specific purpose and wanted to make the rack look
Also, some systems integrators sold racks of equipment configured for some specific purpose and wanted to make the rack look more like a unified product.  
more like a unified product. The systems integrators would ask the third-party
Systems integrators would ask third-party providers (e.g., Tektronix) to supply the instruments with a specific appearance.
providers (e.g., Tektronix) to supply the instruments with a specific appearance.
 
From the beginning through the 7000 series, Tektronix instruments typically have dark writing on unpainted metal panels.
Some special-color panels (e.g. the light gray CA shown below) retain the dark writing.
Other special-color panels (e.g. the dark gray CA shown below) use light writing to maintain contrast.


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Black tek 2b67.JPG|Black [[2B67]]  
Black tek 2b67.JPG|Black [[2B67]]  
Black tek 3b3.jpg|Black [[3B3]]
Black tek 3b3.jpg|Black [[3B3]]
Grey tek ca.JPG|Gray [[CA]]
Tek light gray ca.jpg|Light Gray [[CA]]
Grey tek ca.JPG|Dark Gray [[CA]]
Tek 53-54c sideways2.jpeg|Gray 53/54C with sideways labeling
RM547_white.JPG|White RM[[547]]
RM547_white.JPG|White RM[[547]]
Gray r561b.jpg|Gray [[561|R561B]]
Gray r561b.jpg|Gray [[561|R561B]]
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Tek green 3a1 and 3b3.jpg|Green [[3A1]] and [[3B3]]
Tek green 3a1 and 3b3.jpg|Green [[3A1]] and [[3B3]]
Gray rm503.jpg|Gray [[RM503]]
Gray rm503.jpg|Gray [[RM503]]
Green rm503.jpeg|Green [[RM503]]
Grey face 547.jpg|Gray [[547]]
Grey face 547.jpg|Gray [[547]]
Tek 547 gray with w 2.jpg|Gray 547 with gray [[W|Type W]]
Tek gray 547 gray with w.jpg|Gray [[547]] with gray Type W
Green type d in 555.jpg|Green [[D|Type D]] in [[555]]
Green type d in 555.jpg|Green [[D|Type D]] in [[555]]
tek_black_rm503_1.jpg|Black RM [[503]]
tek_black_rm503_1.jpg|Black RM [[503]]
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Tek greenish 7b71.jpg|Greenish [[7B71]]
Tek greenish 7b71.jpg|Greenish [[7B71]]
Green rm565.jpg|Green [[565|RM565]]
Green rm565.jpg|Green [[565|RM565]]
Tek gray 547 gray with w.jpg|Gray [[547]] with gray [[W|Type W]]
Tek rm565 gray1.jpg|Gray RM565
Tek rm565 gray1.jpg|Gray RM565
Tek light gray 3a1.jpg|Light gray [[3A1]]
Tek light gray 3a1.jpg|Light gray [[3A1]]
Pale green 7a16a.jpg|Pale green [[7A16|7A16A]] next to one in standard finish
Pale green 7a16a.jpg|Pale green [[7A16|7A16A]] next to one in standard finish
Blue tek am503.jpg|Blue [[AM503]]
Blue tek am503.jpg|Blue [[AM503]]
Tek 1a1 black.jpg|Black [[1A1]]
Tek 1a1 early cream.jpeg|Cream early [[1A1]]
<!--Faded cream type ca.jpg|Faded Cream [[CA|Type CA]]-->
Tek cream ca 2.jpg|Cream [[CA|Type CA]]
White type b.jpg|White [[B|Type B]]
Black type 545.jpg|Black [[545|Type 545]]
Tek type z green.jpg|Green [[Z|Type Z]]
Tek 7a18 green.jpg|Green [[7A18]]
Tek s-6 black.jpg|Black [[S-6]]
Tek gray 526 left.jpg|Gray [[526]]
Tek gray 529.jpg|Gray [[RM529]]
Tek gray rm529 and 526.jpg|Gray [[RM529]] and [[526]]
Blue tek 515a.jpg|Blue [[515A]]
3A5_gray.JPG | gray [[3A5]]
Gray 53-54b.jpg| gray [[B|53/54B]]
Gray tek 3a8.jpg|Gray [[3A8]]
Green 3b2.jpg|Green [[3B2]]
Tek s-6 black 2.jpg|Black [[S-6]]
Tek 360 blue.jpg|Bluish-grey [[360]]
OrangeTypeL.jpg|Orange [[L]]
Gray 3a75.jpg|Gray [[3A75]]
RM561-Brown.jpg|Brown [[RM561]]
Tek type d cream.jpg|Cream [[D|Type D]]
Tek white type c.jpg|White [[C|Type 53/54C]]
White tek 3a6.jpg||White [[3A6]]
White 3s76.jpg|White [[3S76]]
Tek_84_Cream.jpeg | Cream Type [[84]]
Tek type g green.jpg|Green Type [[G]]
Tek type 67 green.jpg|Green Type [[67]]
Tek type 72 green.jpg|Green Type [[72]]
Tek type r cream.jpg|Cream Type [[R]]
Tek 3a74 green.jpg|Green [[3A74]]
Green_rm561a.jpeg|Green [[RM561A]]
Gray tek 3a2.jpeg|Gray [[3A2]]
Tek rm504 white.png|White [[RM504]]
Light gray rm503.jpeg|Light Gray [[RM503]]
White 3a75.jpeg|White [[3A75]]
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[[Category:History]]
[[Category:History]]

Revision as of 18:05, 6 December 2023

For some customers, Tektronix made front panels in special colors.

Apparently, some military applications specified a certain kind of color/texture. Also, some systems integrators sold racks of equipment configured for some specific purpose and wanted to make the rack look more like a unified product. Systems integrators would ask third-party providers (e.g., Tektronix) to supply the instruments with a specific appearance.

From the beginning through the 7000 series, Tektronix instruments typically have dark writing on unpainted metal panels. Some special-color panels (e.g. the light gray CA shown below) retain the dark writing. Other special-color panels (e.g. the dark gray CA shown below) use light writing to maintain contrast.

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