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In its history, '''Tektronix part numbers''' followed one of two systems:
In its history, '''Tektronix part numbers''' followed one of two systems:


[[File:Tek New PNs-2.1.65.pdf|200px|thumb|right|New Part Numbers Announcement]]
[[File:Tek New PNs-2.1.65.pdf|300px|thumb|right|Feb 1965 Announcement Letter Introducing the New Part Number System (click to enlarge)]]


* The original number scheme, used up thru 1964, had a 3-digit product group prefix followed by a 3-digit part number, e.g. [[013-013]].
* The original number scheme, used up thru 1964, had a 3-digit product group prefix followed by a 3-digit part number, e.g. [[013-013]].


* On February 1, 1965, Tektronix sent the letter on the right to all their customers, announcing their new numbering system.
* On February 1, 1965, Tektronix sent [[Media:Tek New PNs-2.1.65.pdf|a letter to all their customers]] to announce their new numbering system.


* From that day on, the old part numbering system was extended to a 3-digit product group prefix, a 4-digit part number and a 2-digit suffix, e.g. [[013-0013-00]] instead of 013-013. The suffix can indicate a version of the component or assembly, a quality or a speed grade (see e.g. [[155-0078-00]]), a phosphor type (e.g. [[154-0644-05]] vs [[154-0644-09]]), or some other product variant. It is typically -00 when unused. <br />The -99 suffix seems to be used for non-supported in-house products that were not designed to be released to the general public (e.g. [[067-0883-99]] or [[067-0701-99]]).
* From that day on, the old part numbering system was extended to a 3-digit product group prefix, a 4-digit part number and a 2-digit suffix, e.g. [[013-0013-00]] instead of 013-013.  
The suffix can indicate a version of the component or assembly, a grade (quality or speed, see e.g. [[155-0078-00]]), a phosphor type (e.g. [[154-0644-05]] vs [[154-0644-09]]), or some other product variant.
It is typically -00 when unused. <br />The -99 suffix seems to be used for non-supported in-house products that were not designed to be released to the general public (e.g. [[067-0883-99]] or [[067-0701-99]]).


See also '''[[Media:TEK Part Number System.pdf|Tektronix Part Number System]] for more detail.
See also '''[[Media:TEK Part Number System.pdf|Tektronix Part Number System]] for more detail.