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Pentrix, formed in 1962, | '''Pentrix''', formed in 1962, was a company that made spectrum analyzer | ||
was a company that made spectrum analyzer plug-ins for Tektronix oscilloscopes. | plug-ins for Tektronix oscilloscopes. | ||
Tektronix bought Pentrix in 1964. | |||
[[Tektronix]] bought Pentrix in 1964. | |||
Some Pentrix models became Tektronix models, with incremental changes to the designs. | Some Pentrix models became Tektronix models, with incremental changes to the designs. | ||
For example, the [[Pentrix L20]] became the [[1L20|Tektronix L20]]. | For example, the [[Pentrix L20]] became the [[1L20|Tektronix L20]]. | ||
Tek-Talk September 1964 said: | Tek-Talk September 1964 said: | ||
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installments over the next four years, | installments over the next four years, | ||
contingent on spectrum analyzer sales. | contingent on spectrum analyzer sales. | ||
Three Pentrix owners – Arnold Frisch, | Three Pentrix owners – [[Arnold Frisch]], | ||
Larry Weiss and Morris Engelson – joined | [[Larry Weiss]] and [[Morris Engelson]] – joined | ||
Tektronix Engineering in June to continue | Tektronix Engineering in June to continue | ||
their work on spectrum analyzers. | their work on spectrum analyzers. | ||
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==Products== | |||
* [[Pentrix L20]] | |||
* [[Pentrix L21]] | |||
* [[Pentrix L30]] | |||
* [[Pentrix L3742/2]] | |||
==Links== | |||
* [[Media:aug2014_trn.pdf|The Pentrix story in tekretirees.org August 2014 newsletter]] | |||
==Pictures== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Pentrix ad science 147b.png|Pentrix Ad in January 1965 Issue of Science Magazine | |||
Pentrix founders.jpg|Pentrix Founders | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | |||