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In August of 1969 Tektronix issued a [[Media:Aug 1969 Catalog Supplement.pdf|supplement catalog]] featuring a new series of instruments: The 7000-Series. [[Howard Vollum]] himself wrote the introduction message on page 1 of this supplement, where he presented the 7000 series as a replacement to the [[500-series_scopes|500 scope series]] , emphasizing the necessity to switch to a new platform for modular high-end scopes due to the limitations of the original [[500-series_scopes|500 series platform]] designed in 1953. According to [[Howard Vollum|Vollum]] $28 million were spent in two years to develop the initial components and products of the 7000 series. While the original mainframes [[7504]] and [[7704]] [[Introduced in 1969|introduced in 1969]] were short-lived, some of the original plug-ins as the [[7A22]] or the [[7S11]] were produced until the early 1990s.
In August of 1969 Tektronix issued a [[Media:Aug 1969 Catalog Supplement.pdf|supplement catalog]] featuring a new series of instruments: The 7000-Series. [[Howard Vollum]] himself wrote the introduction message on page 1 of this supplement, where he presented the 7000 series as a replacement to the [[500-series_scopes|500 scope series]] , emphasizing the necessity to switch to a new platform for modular high-end scopes due to the limitations of the original [[500-series_scopes|500 series platform]] designed in 1953. According to [[Howard Vollum|Vollum]] $28 million were spent in two years to develop the initial components and products of the 7000 series. While the original mainframes [[7504]] and [[7704]] [[Introduced in 1969|introduced in 1969]] were short-lived, some of the original 13 plug-ins as the [[7A22]] or the [[7S11]] were produced until the early 1990s.


==Common features of [[7000-series_scopes| 7000-series scopes]]==
==Common features of [[7000-series_scopes| 7000-series scopes]]==

Revision as of 18:07, 15 February 2020

In August of 1969 Tektronix issued a supplement catalog featuring a new series of instruments: The 7000-Series. Howard Vollum himself wrote the introduction message on page 1 of this supplement, where he presented the 7000 series as a replacement to the 500 scope series , emphasizing the necessity to switch to a new platform for modular high-end scopes due to the limitations of the original 500 series platform designed in 1953. According to Vollum $28 million were spent in two years to develop the initial components and products of the 7000 series. While the original mainframes 7504 and 7704 introduced in 1969 were short-lived, some of the original 13 plug-ins as the 7A22 or the 7S11 were produced until the early 1990s.

Common features of 7000-series scopes

7000 series functional color code

Mode Selection
Trigger Source or Control
Uncalibrated Variable
Denotes functional relation

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