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'''Bill DeVey''' (June 18, 1940 - June 2, 2020) was an electrical engineer | '''Bill DeVey''' (June 18, 1940 - June 2, 2020) was an electrical engineer who was with Tektronix from 1964 to 1987. | ||
Bill was born on June 18, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois. | Bill was born on June 18, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois. | ||
He was married to Helen Eike in Stavenger, La Salle County, Illinois. | He was married to Helen Eike in Stavenger, La Salle County, Illinois. | ||
He obtained a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and later an MBA from the University of Portland. | He obtained a bachelor’s in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and later an MBA from the University of Portland. | ||
Bill was a circuit designer. | Bill was a circuit designer. In his early days, he worked in [[Building 81]]. | ||
In his early days, he worked in [[Building 81]]. | |||
His first instrument was the [[3A7]] which he did under the tutelage of [[John Horn]] in April 1966. | His first instrument was the [[3A7]] which he did under the tutelage of [[John Horn]] in April 1966. | ||
Shortly afterward he designed the [[1A5]], a Differential Comparator for the 540 series Tektronix mainframes, introduced in January 1967. | Shortly afterward he designed the [[1A5]], a Differential Comparator for the 540 series Tektronix mainframes, introduced in January 1967. | ||
Then he designed the [[81A]], an adaptor for 540 series plugins to work in 580 series mainframes. | Then he designed the [[81A]], an adaptor for 540 series plugins to work in 580 series mainframes. | ||