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'''Tektronix, Inc.''' (short: "Tek") is an American company best known for manufacturing test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and video and mobile test protocol equipment. | '''Tektronix, Inc.''' (short: "Tek") is an American company best known for manufacturing test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and video and mobile test protocol equipment. | ||
In late summer 1945, [[Howard Vollum|C. Howard Vollum]]. [[Jack Murdock|Melvin J. "Jack" Murdock]], [[Miles Tippery]] and (later) accountant [[Glenn McDowell]] decided to found a company to produce their first oscilloscope. It incorporated on January 2, 1946 as ''Tektronix'' (a name suggested by Tippery) and was headquartered in Portland, Oregon. In 1956, the company moved to Beaverton, Oregon. | |||
The IPO was in 1963. | The IPO was in 1963. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://www.vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tek-History-Anon-RevB-small.pdf Tektronix history] at vintagetek.org | * [http://www.vintagetek.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tek-History-Anon-RevB-small.pdf Tektronix history] at vintagetek.org | ||
* [ | * [[wikipedia:Tektronix |Tektronix @ Wikipedia]] | ||
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