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==The 556 Story, as recalled by engineer [[Phil Crosby]]== | ==The 556 Story, as recalled by engineer [[Phil Crosby]]== | ||
[[File:Phil and 556.jpg|thumb|Phil Crosby then and now, with a Tektronix Type 556 and spare CRT at the VintageTEK Museum in Beaverton, Oregon.]] | |||
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a combination that its replacement, the [[7844]], was unable to meet until its CRT was modded a few years after its introduction, | a combination that its replacement, the [[7844]], was unable to meet until its CRT was modded a few years after its introduction, | ||
so the 556 was the last of the 500-series mainframes to end production. | so the 556 was the last of the 500-series mainframes to end production. | ||
==Pictures== | ==Pictures== | ||