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For some customers, Tektronix made | For some customers, Tektronix made '''front panels in special colors'''. | ||
Tektronix instruments from the beginning through the 7000 series | Apparently some military applications specified a certain kind of color/texture. | ||
typically have dark writing on unpainted metal panel. | Also, some systems integrators sold racks of equipment configured for some specific purpose and wanted to make the rack look more like a unified product. | ||
The systems integrators would ask the third-party providers (e.g., Tektronix) to supply the instruments with a specific appearance. | |||
Tektronix instruments from the beginning through the 7000 series typically have dark writing on unpainted metal panel. | |||
Some special-color panels (e.g., the light gray CA shown below) retain the dark writing. | Some special-color panels (e.g., the light gray CA shown below) retain the dark writing. | ||
Other special-color panels (e.g., dark gray CA shown below) use light writing to maintain contrast. | Other special-color panels (e.g., dark gray CA shown below) use light writing to maintain contrast. | ||