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For some customers, Tektronix made '''front panels in special colors'''. | For some customers, Tektronix made '''front panels in special colors'''. | ||
Apparently some military applications specified a certain kind of color/texture. | Apparently, some military applications specified a certain kind of color/texture. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Systems integrators would ask third-party providers (e.g., Tektronix) to supply the instruments with a specific appearance. | |||
From the beginning through the 7000 series, Tektronix instruments typically have dark writing on unpainted metal panels. | |||
Some special-color panels (e.g. | Some special-color panels (e.g. the light gray CA shown below) retain the dark writing. | ||
Other special-color panels (e.g. | Other special-color panels (e.g. the dark gray CA shown below) use light writing to maintain contrast. | ||
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