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 |introduced=1972
 |discontinued=1993
-|designers=
+|designers=Jack Millay;Jim Knapton;Bob Herb;Bob Verrinder;Om Agrawal;Dave Rule;Gary Davis;Tom Saucy;
 |manuals=
-* [[Media:070-1436-00.pdf|Tektronix 577 177 D1 or D2 Instruction Manual, Dec 83]] (PDF, OCR)
+* [[Media:070-1436-00.pdf|Tektronix 577 177 D1 or D2 Instruction Manual, Dec 83]] (OCR)
-* [[Media:070-1414-00.pdf|Tektronix 577 Service Manual, Feb 88]] (PDF, OCR)
+* [[Media:070-1414-00.pdf|Tektronix 577 Service Manual, Feb 88]] (OCR)
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+* [https://w140.com/Tektronix_577_DeviceTestingTechniques.pdf Tektronix 577 Device Testing Techniques]
-* [http://exodus.poly.edu/~kurt/manuals/manuals/Tektronix/TEK%20577-177%20D1%20or%20D2%20Operator.pdf Tektronix 577D1 Instruction Manual (PDF)] Dead link?
+* [[Media:577mods.pdf|Tektronix 577 Modifications]]
-* [http://exodus.poly.edu/~kurt/manuals/uploads/Tek_577-177_service.pdf Tektronix 577 Service Manual (PDF)] Dead link?
+* [[Media:48w-5764.pdf|Feature Comparison of Tek Curve Tracers with HP 4145A]]
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-* [http://w140.com/Tektronix_577_DeviceTestingTechniques.pdf Tektronix 577 Device Testing Techniques (PDF)]
-* [[Media:577mods.pdf|Tektronix 577 Modifications (PDF)]]
-* [[Media:48w-5764.pdf|Feature Comparison of Tek Curve Tracers with HP 4145A (PDF, needs OCR)]]
 * [[Media:Tek electronic products aug 1973.pdf|Electronic Products, August 1973]]
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 The 577/D1 is the storage model, the 577/D2 the non-storage.
+[[Media:Tekscope_1972_V4_N6_Nov_1972.pdf|Tekscope Nov 1972]] says:
+<blockquote>
+[[Jack Millay]] headed up the very able team which designed the 577 Curve Tracer Measurement System.
+Working on the electrical design were [[Jim Knapton]], [[Bob Herb]], [[Bob Verrinder]], [[Om Agrawal]], [[Dave Rule]], and [[Gary Davis]].
+[[Tom Saucy]] did the mechanical design while Darrell Barrett and Gil Stephens provided evaluation support.
+Lena Mcintosh and Iona MacKay built the prototype instruments. And there were many others who helped in both large and small ways to make this project a success.
+</blockquote>
 {{BeginSpecs}}
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 ==Links==
-* [http://w140.com/tekscope_scans/Indiv_Issue_Scans/4-6_Nov_1972.pdf  Tekscope Vol. 4 No. 6, Nov 1972]
 * [https://youtube.com/channel/UC3bosUr3WlKYm4sBaLs-Adw Tek 577 repair and demo @ YouTube]
 * [[Curve Tracer Adapters]]
 * [http://www.ke5fx.com/A_VTCT_Adapter_for_All_Tektronix_SCTs_W7PF.pdf Dennis Tillman: An Inexpensive Vacuum Tube Curve Tracer Adapter for All Tektronix Semiconductor Curve Tracers]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcQDoaGz3ag Zenwizard Studios - Tektronix 577 D2 Repair and Alignment Part 1]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOwtTekJaw4 Zenwizard Studios - Tektronix 577 D1 Calibration/Alignment Part 2]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HQtnK1XrxE Zenwizard Studios - Tektronix 577 Adjustment Check-in and Demo]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix7ju0Q8YZg Zenwizard Studios - Curve Tracer Basics]
+* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpok66re3G0 Zenwizard Studios - Zen's Curve Tracer Buying Guide]
+{{Documents|Link=577}}
+{{Documents|Link=Curve tracers}}
 ==Pictures==