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 Tektronix attempted to form a consortium of U.S. manufacturers with the intent of working together to counter the Asian threat.  Hewlett-Packard declined that cooperative effort as being too risky as did the others, leaving Tektronix to work out the problem on their own.
-Researching all of the available Japanese oscilloscopes, Tektronix decided to combat this “invasion” by developing a new low-cost oscilloscope design that was still reliable, had that Tek “look and feel” and remained a high performance instrument.   The Japanese offerings were a rat's nest of wiring and cable harnesses and connectors.  There were very labor-intensive to construct.  After intensive analysis, the 2200-series was born using manufacturing processes that Tek had never before used.
+Researching all of the available Japanese oscilloscopes, Tektronix decided to combat this “invasion” by developing a new low-cost oscilloscope design that was still reliable, had that Tek “look and feel” and remained a high performance instrument.   The Japanese offerings were a rat's nest of wiring and cable harnesses and connectors.  They were very labor-intensive to construct.  After intensive analysis, the 2200-series was born using manufacturing processes that Tek had never before used.
 As a cost-saving measure, the entire instrument was manufactured on one large printed circuit board (PCB).  The vertical attenuator board was snapped out of one corner and mounted above the main board.  The front panel board had been “scored” and wired with jumpers over the score so that it could be snapped and flipped up ninety degrees to form the board for the front panel potentiometers and switches.  The entire board was assembled using automated equipment and then wave-soldered.  A minimum of human hand work was used to cut down on labor costs.