Information Display Division

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Late in 1965, the Tektronix Information Display Division was formed from three advanced development groups in Display Devices Development. It was the first non-oscilloscope group in Tektronix. Its initial task was the exploitation of the bistable storage tube which Tektronix invented a few years before.

The short-term goal was to design and build the 611 Storage Monitor which sold well from about 1965 to 1975. It was the keystone for most of IDD's products.

The long-term goal was to transmit drawings from one location to another via telephone lines. The receiving and display device was to be the storage tube.

Norm Winningstad managed the group until 1970, when Larry Mayhew took over.

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Documents Referencing Information Display Division

Document Class Title Authors Year Links
History of the Information Display Division - John Lamb, June 1974.pdf Article History of the Information Display Division John Lamb 1974
Technology Report January 1980.pdf Article Hard Copy - Big Business for Tektronix Jon Mutton 1980