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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.
He 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.


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