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|image=Tek 611 1 crop.jpg | caption=611 Mod 162C | |image=Tek 611 1 crop.jpg | caption=611 Mod 162C | ||
|introduced=1967|discontinued=(?) | |introduced=1967|discontinued=(?) | ||
|designers=Norm Winningstad;Dan Denham;Carlo Infante;Stuart | |designers=Norm Winningstad;Dan Denham;Carlo Infante;Stuart McNaughton;Walt Lowy;Leo Heineck | ||
|manuals= | |manuals= | ||
* [http://w140.com/Tektronix_Catalog_1970_611.pdf Description in 1970 Catalog] (PDF) | * [http://w140.com/Tektronix_Catalog_1970_611.pdf Description in 1970 Catalog] (PDF) | ||
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I joined a small group in 1964 working on a new storage tube product destined to become the 611. | I joined a small group in 1964 working on a new storage tube product destined to become the 611. | ||
We were, [[Norm Winningstad]], who reported to [[Howard Vollum]] and I think the President at the time, | We were, [[Norm Winningstad]], who reported to [[Howard Vollum]] and I think the President at the time, Phd. [[Carlo Infante]], Engineer [[Stuart NcNaughton]], Technicians [[Walt Lowy]], [[Leo Heineck]] and myself. | ||
Phd. [[Carlo Infante]], Engineer [[Stuart NcNaughton]], Technicians [[Walt Lowy]], [[Leo Heineck]] and myself. | We worked with CRT Engineering as they developed the 11" Anderson Storage CRT. The 611 product was not immediately successful. | ||
We worked with CRT Engineering as they developed the 11" Anderson Storage CRT. | |||
The 611 product was not immediately successful. | |||
We learned customers wanted software to make it become a terminal, and some means of hard copy. | We learned customers wanted software to make it become a terminal, and some means of hard copy. | ||
Thus began the Terminal group. | Thus began the Terminal group. We always had "Display" in our title, but really were a computer terminal group. | ||
We always had "Display" in our title, but really were a computer terminal group. | |||
The group was expanded to include Digital Engineers and Software Engineers. | The group was expanded to include Digital Engineers and Software Engineers. | ||
[[John Griffin]] was placed in charge of terminal development and [[Chuck Gibson]] headed up a group to design a printer. | [[John Griffin]] was placed in charge of terminal development and [[Chuck Gibson]] headed up a group to design a printer. | ||
The 611 became the core of a storage tube computer terminal. | The 611 became the core of a storage tube computer terminal. In 1968 I left the group temporarily and moved to Corvallis. | ||
In 1968 I left the group temporarily and moved to Corvallis. | I attended OSU for 2 years at Tektronix's expense. The group developed and introduced to the world the storage tube terminal. | ||
I attended OSU for 2 years at Tektronix's expense. | |||
The group developed and introduced to the world the storage tube terminal. | |||
I returned to Tek in 1970 as an Engineer and was assigned to Chuck's group working on several different projects. | I returned to Tek in 1970 as an Engineer and was assigned to Chuck's group working on several different projects. | ||
This was the beginning of the real fun years for me. | This was the beginning of the real fun years for me. | ||
We tried all kinds of ideas while Chuck and a few folks introduced the printer using 3M's Dry Silver paper printer. | We tried all kinds of ideas while Chuck and a few folks introduced the printer using 3M's Dry Silver paper printer. | ||
None of this work had much digital circuitry, it was basically all analog circuitry. | None of this work had much digital circuitry, it was basically all analog circuitry. In those days memory came in 2k memory chips. | ||
In those days memory came in 2k memory chips. | |||
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